As the firm approaches the final quarter of 2022, Mortgage 1st continues with its growth strategy, launching its specialist protection trading arm, coined Protection 1st, which will serve its clients’ protection needs. The service will also offer additional support to their existing advisers.
Commenting on the launch, Jon Stones, Mortgage 1st managing director, has said:
“Our aim at Mortgage 1st is to provide the best possible service to our clients and also the offering to our advisers. There is no better way to do that than to enhance the protection offering and process we currently have as a brand.
“The FCA is looking very closely at advice in general but protection advice seems to be an increasingly hot topic.”
Following the launch, Mortgage 1st has appointed Dave Corbett to lead the development of Protection 1st. Corbett joins Mortgage 1st from The Money Group, where he was Recruitment and Brand Development Director. He has also held senior roles as Regional Sales Director at Primis Mortgage Network, and as Regional Business Manager at the Tenet Group.
Speaking on his recent appointment, Dave Corbett, said:
“I am absolutely delighted to be joining Mortgage 1st at what is proving to be such a crucial time for the business. To make the move now and to know I am joining a brand that not only stands out in the industry but has genuine ambitions to be the best, is a great personal fit for me.
“Jon and Lisa Stones have built an incredible organisation whose culture and family feel jump out in every interaction. Having known and worked with Paul Lewis previously, reaching out to him and hearing first hand what Mortgage 1st is planning, I knew this was exactly what I was looking for.”
