Pharmaceutical & General, the specialist income protection insurer for pharmacy and other healthcare professionals, has announced that it is changing its name to PG Mutual from 1 March. Mike Perry, Chief Executive of PG Mutual, said, “Pharmaceutical & General is a Friendly Society established in 1928 for the benefit of its members. At a time when the word ‘trust’ is not always associated with financial institutions, we feel it is right to promote that our mutuality makes us different – […]

A new protection specialist joins PG Mutual – helping protect the incomes of Healthcare Professionals. With a recent survey showing that 74%* of us say that our employer sickness benefits have got worse over the past 12 months, many are now facing a ‘triple whammy’; falling disposable incomes combined with reduced state and employer benefits.  To enable more people to get expert help when selecting income protection cover, PG Mutual has announced the recruitment of an additional protection specialist. Mo […]

Many employees receive little or no support from an employer above state sickness pay when off work sick. It can mean a huge drop in income unless the employer is willing to maintain their salary; but this carries the risk of a sick employee becoming a long-term burden which the business cannot afford. The employer may also face claims of unfair discrimination if they choose to support one member of staff when off ill, but not another. To address this, […]

Stephen will take responsibility for the North of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. He will be working alongside Joe Joyce, who is focussing on looking after PG Mutual’s members and supporting key partners across the Midlands, Central and Southern England. PG Mutual’s Chief Executive Mike Perry said today: “We’re very pleased that Stephen has chosen to join us at this exciting stage in the Society’s growth. PG Mutual has posted record new membership figures over the past two years […]