About us
Protection Review was originally formed by Peter Le Beau and Andy Couchman in 2003.
We felt that there was a need to provide expert independent commentary on the life and health protection markets.
This originally took the form of an annual publication which attempted to give a 360 degree view of products,markets,distribution methods and the key issues and innovations within them.
It has been launched at a major dinner each summer attended by a large number of key figures in the industry.
In 2007 we introduced a conference in response to market demand with a particular focus on future development on the day of the Review dinner.
In 2011 we intend to create a research programme and open a Training academy to help train the next generation of protection advisers.
We believe the Protection Review provides a focus for excellence within life and health protection and the acknowledgement of the economic and societal value of protection.
Co-chairman Peter Le Beau MBE, FCII, JP spent most of his corporate life in reinsurance, having started as a life underwriter. After a highly successful and enjoyable career, he formed Le Beau Visage in 2001, and co-founded Protection Review in 2003. He was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2009. See www.lebeauvisage.co.uk for more.
Fellow co-chairman and FCII Andy Couchman's corporate career was spent mainly in product marketing (after also starting as a life underwriter), managing a number of market leading products. He established Bank House Communications Ltd in 1995 and co-founded Protection Review with Peter in 2003. See www.andycouchman.com for more.
Qualified IFA and mortgage adviser Kevin Carr MCIPR joined Peter and Andy at Protection Review as chief executive in 2010, following a glowing career with PruProtect and before that LifeSearch (initially starting his career as a mortgage adviser). Kevin Carr Consulting Ltd was formed in January 2010 See www.kevincarrconsulting.co.uk for more.
Frances Delhoy has spent most of her career in Insurance. She had a long and varied career within the Life Division of Swiss re between 1984 and 1996 and helped Peter set up Le Beau Visage when it was formed in February 2001. Frances is responsible for all the administration of the business and, with many years' experience managing major conferences, is responsible for running The-Net-Work and The Protection Review Seminar and Launch Dinner.
Jo Miller is the latest recruit to the Protection Review team and helps run the website and manage the research projects that Protection Review are involved in. Jo previously worked for Ernst & Young LLP as an Operations Manager in their EMEIA Financial Services team. Prior to this, Jo worked for an international events organiser as an operations and events manager.