Temple Legal Protection, a market-leading provider of legal expenses insurance, has announced that Matthew Pascall joined its board of directors on 2nd December 2022.
Matthew joined Temple in November 2017 as a Senior Underwriting Manager with overall responsibility for Temple’s Commercial ATE insurance underwriting department.
Matthew’s new role sees him joining the board as Legal Director. His responsibility is to ensure Temple’s board of directors receive the appropriate advice to support the strategic growth of the company by providing Temple’s customers with resilient, effective and transparent insurance cover.
Alongside his new role Matthew will remain as head of the Commercial Underwriting Department. This will ensure that Temple’s continues to deliver the excellent service and product value expected by solicitors and their clients.
Temple’s Managing Director, Laurence Pipkin said “Matthew has led our Commercial Underwriting department during the last five years with great skill and agility; proving himself to be incredibly understanding of the ATE insurance market and the challenges facing our customers. His experience as a barrister for over thirty years means he is ideally placed to advise the board and help to continue to deliver Temple’s market-leading products and services for our coverholders.”
Commenting on his appointment, Matthew said “After five years at Temple, it is an honour and privilege to be invited to join the Board. I look forward to working with my fellow directors and everyone at Temple to continue to deliver effective legal expenses insurance solutions for the legal profession and their clients.”