"We firmly believe protection has a role to play in improving our clients’ financial resilience and we look forward to working with Guardian and the other providers on our panel to help our clients put in place what they need to protect their financial future."
- Charlotte Nixon, mortgage and protection proposition director at Quilter
Guardian’s appointment follows Quilter Select’s protection tender process. The insurer believes this position on Quilter’s panel will expand its distribution reach, opening access to around 3k advisers in Quilter’s network advice business.
Quilter Select’s capacity will allow for a full menu of Guardian’s individual protection products for Quilter advisers to discuss and recommend to their customers.
Commenting on the announcement, Vincent O’Connor, head of strategic partnerships at Guardian, has said:
“We’re absolutely delighted to secure a place on the Quilter Select protection panel and to achieve this recognition for our brand. We know the team at Quilter like Guardian’s approach and were keen to see us offer the clients they serve a full menu of individual protection products.
“With the launch of our Income Protection cover earlier this year we are now able to deliver that. We look forward to working closely with the Quilter team and the advice firms in their group to bring Guardian’s award-winning protection to more families who need it.”
Charlotte Nixon, mortgage and protection proposition director at Quilter, added:
“Delivering good consumer outcomes is a fundamental aspect of any protection proposition and this is only getting more important under the new Consumer Duty regulation. We were impressed by Guardian’s recent Income Protection proposition, particularly its ‘own job’ definition which gives more certainty at claim as well as good levels of flexibility to suit a range of client budgets.
“We firmly believe protection has a role to play in improving our clients’ financial resilience and we look forward to working with Guardian and the other providers on our panel to help our clients put in place what they need to protect their financial future.”
