Holloway Friendly appoints new directors

Mathew Manser who joined the company in May 2010 as sales and marketing manager has now been appointed sales and marketing director.  Prior to Holloway Friendly, Mat worked at Bristol & West, Paymentshield and Prudential.

John Holland has also been co-opted on to the board as a non-executive director.  He is a former director at Zurich Financial Services. John has experience and knowledge of the financial services industry in retail banking, life assurance and general insurance.

This brings the number of people on the Holloway Friendly board to ten.  Mathew Manser’s appointment as an executive director will bring a greater emphasis from within the business, while John Holland will bring valuable expertise in the wider market, essential for a company with more than £42.5 million under management.

Mat Manser, sales and marketing director says:

“Holloway Friendly is a specialist in the income protection market and these appointments reflect the importance Holloway places on sales and marketing and the strategic development and growth of the business. 

"It also reflects the priority that Holloway puts on both the advisers that it works with and the 15,000 consumers who have a Holloway Friendly policy and, as a result, have become shareholders in the business.

“Holloway has an exceptional service record, it has no occupational loading, provides income protection to everybody regardless of occupation or gender and pays out on 95.5% of all claims.  Holloway’s goal is now to expand its proposition in order to benefit a wider number of people.”