Royal London strengthens protection team with two new hires
Royal London, the UK’s largest life, pensions and investment mutual, has appointed two senior roles in its protection business.
Fiona Wynn has joined as head of protection proposition and Mark Preston as service delivery manager with responsibility for large cases. The new appointments support plans for growth, particularly in the high net worth and business protection space.
Fiona, previously head of products within Legal and General’s retail protection division, brings a strong background in end-to-end proposition development and customer engagement, including experience within reinsurance.
Mark was most recently supporting Aegon UK’s individual protection business, which will transfer to Royal London later this year, and brings a wealth of experience as a technical underwriter and operational manager. He has built up specialist knowledge of medical and financial underwriting, using this to develop market-leading underwriting propositions.
Bolstering its support for advisers, the duo will ensure that the mutual continues to enhance its overall proposition including its high net worth offering.
Carrie Johnson, protection director at Royal London:
"Mark and Fiona are excellent additions to our talented team. They’re both well-known and well-regarded in the protection industry.
"We have a clear ambition to continue to strengthen our position in the protection market and we welcome them both on board to help shape the future development of our value proposition."
For further information please contact:
Neil Cameron, PR Manager
- Email: neil.cameron@royallondon.com
- Mob: 07919 171969
About Royal London
Royal London is the UK's largest customer-owned life, pensions, and investment company, and one of the top 30 mutuals globally*. With over 160 years of heritage and no external shareholders, we're able to take a long-term view, focusing on supporting better outcomes for our customers.
Today, Royal London looks after 8.4 million life and pension policies, with £212 billion of assets under management and over 5,000 colleagues**. In 2026, we shared £199 million of our profits with approximately 2.4 million eligible customers.
We invest in partnerships that reflect our values, including being the only Founding Partner of the first British & Irish Lions Women's Team, supporting women's and girls' rugby across grassroots and elite levels to help develop the next generation of players and coaches. All driven by our commitment to doing what's right for our customers.
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*Based on total 2024 premium income. International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation Global data, 2026.
**Figures quoted are as at 30 June 2026.
