Members back plans for LIA reform

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The Life Insurance Association has today been given the backing its board needs to overhaul the trade body as a professional association.

This morning’s EGM at the Hilton Metropole, London saw "a considerable majority" of the LIA’s members support plans to restructure the executive board and begin the search for a chairman – a newly created role, according to a statement from the LIA. Once appointed, the chairman will hold office for three years, alongside the LIA president in a member facing role but also take on additional duties as a facilitator in the strategic direction of the Board, holding an ambassadorial and lobbying position to increase the LIA’s profile and influence. Non-executive directors could also be app...

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