Management Team
Michael Benton
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Benton has worked in the life and health insurance industry for over 25 years. He has been chief executive officer at Medicals Direct Group since 1997, prior to which he was sales & marketing director of IGI Insurance Company and previously managing director of the Permanent Health Company Limited. From 1989 to 1992 he was sales & marketing director of Prosperity Life Insurance Company.
In addition to his extensive knowledge of the life and health insurance markets, Mike also has a wealth of experience in the non-life general insurance sector. He has, probably uniquely, held senior posts in all aspects of the business, covering sales, marketing, administration and underwriting functions. Mike is a regular speaker at industry seminars and is an authority on medical outsourcing for both the insurance and legal industries.
Jonathan Benton
Chief Operating Officer
Jonathan Benton is Chief Operating Officer for the Group with specific responsibility for relationship management and new business.
Jonathan was a Lloyds of London broker from 1995 until 1997 when he joined MDG as a founder director.
David Houghton-Brown
Operations Director (Insurance Services)
David Houghton-Brown joined MDG in 2003 as General Manager of the Nurse Screenings Division and is now Operations Director with responsibility for the insurance division which includes tele-interviewing, underwriting and medical screenings.
David has spent over 25 years in the life insurance industry with a background in sales and operational management and held a range of senior management positions with a number of major companies before joining MDG.
David Bew
Operations Director (Healthcare)
David is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (FCII) and graduate of the Open University. He joined MDG in November 2005 as General Manager for the Doctor Screenings business in Lincoln. He subsequently took on additional duties and is now Operations Director with primary responsibility for the Healthcare Division which includes rehabilitation.
Over a 24 year period, David has held a number of business development and operations positions at senior management level within the Insurance industry and also had a seven year spell as a business consultant within the financial services sector.
Dean Cook
Finance Director
Dean Cook joined the Group as Finance Director at the time of the management buy-out team in October 2007. Dean is an experienced accountant with an FCA qualification and he has held a variety of posts in a number of industry sectors over a 25 year career.
