The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has announced its board changes for 2026, with vice chair, Emma Thomson, appointed chair as Neil McCarthy’s tenure comes to an end.
McCarthy's time as chair ends after five years, having helped to grow and strengthen the PDG's working relationships with insurers, as well as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Thomson succeeds McCarthy after being the PDG's vice chair for the last 12 months, while she was also the group's inaugural chair when it was founded in 2016. Thomson said: "I'm delighted to be taking on the role as chair of the PDG, particularly given this year we will be marking our 10th anniversary of working as a group to improve customer outcomes. "We'v...
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