Jeffrey Scott
Listed financial services company ClearView Wealth Limited (ASX: CVW) has appointed former BT Financial Group Senior Manager Jeffrey Scott as Head of Product to drive the ongoing development of life insurance and wealth management solutions for financial advisers.
Mr Scott, formerly Senior Product Development Manager at BT, will also oversee the delivery of a new intuitive online quote and application engine which will simplify and streamline the e-application process and help increase efficiencies in advice practices.
Former Head of Product Renee Hancock has taken on the newly-created role of Head of Research and Development.
Mr Scott will report to ClearView Chief Actuary and Risk Officer Greg Martin. Ms Hancock will report to ClearView General Manager of Distribution Chris Blaxland-Walker.
In her new role, Ms Hancock will support the distribution team to continue growing sales, improving customer retention and expanding relationships with the IFA community.
Mr Blaxland-Walker said ClearView was focused on giving advisers access to quality products and the right technology to help them build thriving sustainable businesses. “Given all the regulatory and structural changes advisers are grappling with, it’s imperative that we’re easy to do business with, understand their changing needs and deliver practical solutions,”
he said.
ClearView Managing Director Simon Swanson said the appointments positioned ClearView strongly for continued growth at an important time for the group, following the addition of Sony Life to the ClearView register as a strategic shareholder in October.
ClearView and Sony Life also recently entered a mutually-beneficial Cooperation Agreement to share information and increase their co-ordination to drive efficiency and growth across both organisations.
Under the Cooperation Agreement, ClearView and Sony Life will leverage each other’s knowledge and skills to continue developing both businesses.
“We’re excited about working in cooperation with Sony Life to propel ClearView forward,” Mr Swanson said.
“This collaboration will see ClearView benefit from Sony Life’s substantial expertise in product development, distribution and marketing.”
