Bupa Individual Protection is delighted to announce the appointment of Kevin Russ as Technical Services Consultant.
Kevin joins the product development team at Bupa Individual Protection from Vertex Financial services where he has been working with a range of product providers on both life and pensions technical issues.
Steve Casey, Bupa Individual Protection's head of product development and marketing, said:We are delighted to welcome Kevin to our team; he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in a wide range of technical issues associated with protection business.
The announcement comes after Bupa Individual Protection reported a 38 percent increase in new business annual premiums during 2008, building on the 25 percent growth achieved in 2007.
Bupa's range of critical illness and income protection products have achieved five star ratings following a recent re-accreditation from Defaqto, a leading independent research company which rates products across the whole market.
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