Asset Management

UK insurer loses CFO at critical juncture

Just Group’s shares, already hit by proposed new rules from the regulator, drop again

Simon Thomas, the chief financial officer at Just Group, is stepping down from the group after 12 years.

The departure comes at a critical moment, with the insurer one of several grappling with proposed new rules from UK regulators governing the sale of equity-release mortgages — products that Just sells.

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