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Towergate Insurance Brokers hires legal eagle

Leading independent insurance brokers Towergate Insurance Brokers has expanded its Welsh team by appointing a new head of legal indemnities.

Dafydd Jonathan will lead Towergate’s legal indemnities department from Cardiff, working with solicitors, surveyors and property developers across the UK providing them with insurance solutions for a range of risks surrounding the “dark arts” of property insurance: legal indemnities.

Dafydd brings a wealth of experience with him, having studied law at undergraduate and master’s level, and completing the Legal Practice Course at Cardiff University. He has experience from working in the legal profession for a number of years, before then moving into the insurance world.

Discussing his new role, Dafydd said: “Towergate Insurance Brokers is one of the UK’s most prominent independent insurance brokers and risk management advisors in Wales. Joining the team gives me a great opportunity to continue to grow my existing client base whilst aiding my personal development.

“Predicting behaviours in the property market is never an easy thing, especially as the property market has changed significantly during the pandemic. Solicitors and their clients will need the best advice possible when dealing with legal indemnities, and I’m looking forward to providing that alongside the Towergate team.”

Also, a keen rugby player, Dafydd has ties with local team Caerphilly RFC and has been fortunate enough to play rugby abroad, in both Australia and New Zealand. Playing rugby has helped Dafydd to develop a strong network of business contacts in Wales.

Gary Stevens, Area Managing Director Wales at Towergate Insurance Brokers said: “I am delighted to welcome Dafydd to the Cardiff team. His experience in the legal sector will be a great addition to the legal indemnities department, alongside the team player attitude he’s learnt from the years of playing rugby. I’m sure he’ll thrive here.”

Towergate Insurance Brokers is one of the UK’s leading independent insurance brokers and risk management advisors. Boasting an experienced team of insurance specialists, Towergate Insurance Brokers has built a solid reputation for understanding many business sectors and industries, and the everyday risks they face in today’s increasingly complex world. They also look after the insurance needs of private individuals and families seeking tailored personal covers.

Cardiff, Charity & CSR, Health, News

Daring to Dream Charity Gives Critical Care Hospital Rooms a New Lease of Life

Daring to Dream is a young and ambitious charity whose mission is to support the emotional health and wellbeing of adult patients in Wales. One of the ways in which they do this is transforming patient day rooms, relatives’ rooms and quiet rooms in hospital.

They have completed another two such rooms in the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in the last month: the relatives’ room and quiet room in critical care.

Before and After

Rooms such as these are normally very dismal and bleak, both in décor and furnishings, yet they are important spaces to support emotional wellbeing. Spaces for relatives for rest, have respite from their bedside vigil, and for difficult conversations between families and clinicians.

Daring to Dream has taken these rooms and transformed them into interior-designed, comfortably refurnished, non-clinical spaces that provide patients, families and staff a safe space to escape to.

Angela Hughes, Assistant Director of Patient Experience, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, said: “The redecorated relatives and quiet rooms offer a haven for people at some of the most difficult and distressing times in their lives. They create an environment that does not feel like it is in a hospital and can offer a much needed sanctuary for families and friends.”

Dr Julie Highfield, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead Psychologist for the ICU and MTC Psychology Team, University Hospital of Wales, said: “A quiet space to retreat for our families and our staff is so important. The nature of that space is key to their experience and can make a positive difference when they need it.

“We are so grateful to Daring to Dream for their support with the much needed redecoration of these important spaces on our critical care ward.”

Daring to Dream is supporting the wellbeing of the chronically ill who are home-based with their very first virtual festival. Lleswyl: The Daring to Dream Festival will take place online on the evening of Friday, November 26. Sign up for your free tickets here https://daringtodream.wales/tickets/  to host your own festival experience.

To find out more or support Daring to Dream, visit https://daringtodream.wales/.