Guardian joins Openwork's protection panel

The intermediary-only protection firm launched six months ago with a suite of life protection and critical illness products.

Guardian is the first new market entrant to join Openwork's ‘best of breed’ panel, sitting alongside Aviva, Legal & General, Vitality Life, Zurich and LV=.

Guardian’s proposition is available on the IRESS, iPipeline and Synaptic portals.

Andy Peters, distribution director at Guardian, said: “Winning this opportunity so early in our business journey is fantastic news. It shows that our quality of cover is what the market wants to see. Openwork’s distribution scale and focus on protection make them a perfect partner for Guardian. We’re delighted to be working with them to support their protection growth aspirations whilst improving customer outcomes through our innovative proposition.”

Paul Shearman, mortgage and protection proposition director at Openwork, said: “We like the bold and brave approach Guardian is taking with their product design. Openwork is well known for protection advice; we believe it is the foundation of all quality financial planning. That’s why we only want providers, like Guardian, which will help our network best meet their clients’ needs and advise with confidence.”