The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) is delighted to announce the appointment of its fourth cohort of 7Advisers, alongside the addition of a new member to its Board. Together, these appointments reinforce IPTF’s commitment to growing the market, closing the protection gap and ensuring more customers across the UK are financially resilient.
Adviser Voices at the Heart of Strategy
The 7Advisers initiative has become a cornerstone of IPTF’s engagement with the adviser community. Over a twelve-month period, the selected advisers work in close collaboration with the IPTF executive, providing real-time insight, challenge and perspective from the front line of client engagement.
This year’s cohort will play an influential role. In addition to supporting campaigns and contributing to educational content, the advisers will actively shape IPTF’s thought leadership agenda and market development initiatives. Their lived experience, drawn from daily conversations with clients will inform and strengthen IPTF’s work ensuring its remains relevant, practical and effective to support the market.
The 7Advisers will contribute to the creation of videos, webinars and specialist adviser resources, and will represent IPTF at key industry events, including IPAW – Income Protection Action Week in September. As in previous years, members of the outgoing cohort will transition to become IPTF Ambassadors, continuing to champion the organisation’s strategy across the industry and the IPTF would like to thank them for their valuable contribution this past year.
The new 7Advisers are:
- Matt Leonard, Home Finance Direct
- Georgia Parker, Life is Too Short
- Dave Tindall, DLi Mortgages Ltd
- Melissa Burrows, KDW Financial Planning
- Matt Down, Balgores Property Services
- Simone Riley, Elite Force Mortgages
- Katharine Stagg, Stagg Mortgage Services
The new cohort of advisers represents a broad range of specialisms, business models and client communities, ensuring a variety of perspectives to draw on as part of the process of strengthening protection conversations and broadening access to income protection advice.
Board Appointment Strengthens Strategic Leadership
The IPTF is also pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Ewing to its Board, effective 1 April. He will join IPTF founder Peter Le Beau MBE and Christine Husbands alongside the IPTF Executive.
Neil brings more than 40 years of experience within the Lloyd’s Insurance Market, offering deep sector expertise and an important external perspective to support IPTF’s continued development and influence.
Neil Ewing commented: “I am honoured to join the IPTF Board and to contribute to its important mission of raising awareness of protection. Having spent more than four decades in the insurance market, I look forward to bringing my experience to the Board, supporting the organisation’s work and continuing to learn more about the protection sector while helping to strengthen collaboration across the industry.”
Jo Miller, Managing Director of IPTF, commented: “The 7Advisers programme continues to be one of the most impactful initiatives within IPTF. By working together, we can continue to advance our shared goal: encouraging high-quality meaningful advice conversations and increasing protection sales, ensuring more individuals and families are equipped with the financial resilience they need.
I am also delighted to welcome Neil Ewing to the IPTF Board. Neil’s extensive experience within the insurance market will bring valuable perspective and strength to our Board as we continue to develop our work and broaden our impact across the industry.”
Further information about the new 7Advisers can be found here
