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Here you will find a list of useful guides written by our team, alongside our selection of the latest industry news that is relevant to you. Our staff pride themselves on providing you with the most up to date research on the insurance products that we source for you.

Double Celebration at the COVER Excellence Awards 2020

November 10, 2020

It was a double celebration at the virtual COVER Magazine Excellence Awards 2020, as Cura won Best Specialist Intermediary and Managing Director Alan Knowles took the illustrious title of Insurance Person of the Year.

Improving Attitudes Towards Mental Health

November 8, 2020

Cura Managing Director, Kathryn Knowles, has shared her thoughts with The Sunday Times, on how mental health and insurance currently mix.

Purple Tuesday 2020

November 3, 2020

We are proud to be a Sector Partner for this year’s Purple Tuesday, which took place on Tuesday 3rd November 2020. The day started off with a live launch, which saw the Purple Tuesday promotional video being aired on London’s Piccadilly Lights.

Episode 11 of the Practical Protection Podcast

October 29, 2020

Kathryn is joined by Ross Linnett, CEO of Recite Me. Ross Linnett was diagnosed with dyslexia at university. With the difficulties that he faced using technology, he had the idea to develop a more user friendly accessibility toolbar.

Episode 10 of the Practical Protection Podcast

October 22, 2020

In this episode Kathryn chats to Simoney Kyriakou from Financial Adviser.

Simoney is on a mission to clear up rogue lead generation firms. From the start they are clear on this, not all lead generation firms are iffy, there are many out there that are completely reputable. As with anything in life you get some good and you get some bad.

Krystle Skelton at ProtectX2020

October 15, 2020

Cura Protection Insurance Adviser Krystle Skelton joins the panel for Protection Review’s ProtectX2.

Episode 9 of the Practical Protection Podcast

October 15, 2020

Kathryn invites a very special guest on to the podcast this week, her Dad, Richard Lemmon.

“My Dad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in his early 50s and he is now 66. He is going to be chatting about how his condition started to affect his ability to work in the police force and what having his symptoms feels like.”

COVER Excellence Awards 2020 – Shortlists Announced

October 13, 2020

We are delighted to share the news that Cura have six nominations at the COVER Magazine Excellence Awards 2020.

"Alan and his team were great! Alan helped get me cover where my own company could not (I work in financial services too!) Would highly recommend and will come back in the future."

"Krystle was fantastic throughout and managed to knock almost 50% off my current life insurance premium."

"Leanne couldn't have been more helpful and thoughtful with her questions and work on my enquiry."

"Kathryn and her colleagues were very helpful because of my recent illness."

"Nick was my advisor, Excellent knowledge of products and what I needed, not just pushing me into a sale/policy, will always refer to him in the future."

"I would like to say a very big thank you especially to Amy you really went above and beyond."

"Annaliese was absolutely fantastic, making us both feel at ease and helping us navigate issues that had caused us problems with previous attempts to obtain insurance."