Kevin Carr is a well-known figure in the UK protection insurance industry and public relations, currently holding positions as CEO of the Protection Review and Managing Director of Carr Consulting and Communications, which has been a finalist for the Best Overall PR Agency at the Headlinemoney Awards three times. With over 20 years of experience in financial services, Kevin is an experienced and knowledgeable speaker, providing valuable insights into the insurance sector.
During the start of his career in finance, Kevin worked as a Senior Mortgage Advisor at Nationwide Building Society before specialising in insurance as the Head of Protection Strategy and Director of PR at LifeSearch. In 2008, he became Director of Protection Development at PruProtect and later began his current role as Director of the Protection Review, analysing the UK’s multi-billion-pound health and protection insurance industry. Bringing together his leading expertise across finance, PR and insurance, he launched Kevin Carr Consulting Ltd, now known as Carr Consulting & Communications, which provides public relations and consultancy services to the financial services industry. Growing his influence in the protection insurance industry further, Kevin also served as Co-Chair of the Income Protection Task Force, a not-for-profit group raising awareness of income protection across the UK.
Recognised for his work in the insurance industry, Kevin has won various awards, including being voted for Protection Adviser of the Year, the UK’s Best Financial Services Press Officer and the Public Trust Award by the Chartered Insurance Institute. He has also been named Insurance Person of the Year by Cover Magazine and voted the second most influential person in the UK protection industry of the last 10 years. Kevin is also accredited as a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
Kevin speaks regularly to the media and at conferences on matters relating to protection. His expertise spans the UK Life & Health insurance sector, Marketing & PR, Distribution and Consumer & Advisor Research. Whether you are looking to improve your knowledge on PR, insurance or finance, Kevin is the ideal choice for your next event.
Kevin Carr's official speaking topics are listed below:
- UK Life & Health Insurance Sector
- Product Development
- Marketing & PR
- Consultancy
- Distribution
- Consumer & Advisor Research
Official Feedback From In-Person & Virtual Events
"I’ve worked with many PR practitioners and agencies in my insurance, investment and banking career and view Kevin as an outstanding practitioner, strategic visionary, networker, communicator and inclusive leader in this field. Kevin is very knowledgeable with a strong financial services technical skill set combined with incisive market, regulatory, policy and consumer awareness. This combined with Kevin’s integrity and passion to improve understanding, value, service, support, and outcomes, enables him to lead and deliver transformational change and additionally, inspire and motivate both those around him." - Johnny Timpson, Financial Inclusion Commissioner
"I may have worked for longer and more closely with Kevin than anyone else. His intellect, energy and commitment to any issue he sees as ethical and important vary between impressive and awesome. He never fails to add value and has a take on almost any point that improves conventional thinking. If you can afford him, then hire him." - Tom Baigrie, Managing Director, LifeSearch
"When you work with Kevin, it quickly becomes clear why he's held in such high regard throughout the industry. He's a sharp thinker with excellent judgement, he's also affable and highly efficient. Kevin's expertise in protection and public relations makes him the obvious choice for financial services PR." - Brian Walters, Regency Health
"Kevin has a number of virtually unique talents. The first is that, apart from one other, he is the only person I know in this industry who is liked by everybody. The second is that he has an intuitive grasp of issues and impacts, which enables him to decode them quicker than anybody else." - Alan Lakey, Highclere & CI Expert
- 2025 - Finalist for Cover magazine's Insurance Leader of the Year
- 2023 – His firm, Carr Consulting, shortlisted for Best Overall PR Agency by Headlinemoney
- 2021 – Winner of Public Trust Award by Chartered Insurance Institute
- 2019 – Named ‘Insurance Person of the Year’ by Cover magazine
- 2018 – Co-Chair of Income Protection Task Force
- 2010 – Launched Kevin Carr Consulting Ltd, now Carr Consulting & Communications
- 2010 – Director of Protection Review
- 2008 – Director of Protection Development at PruProtect
- 2007 – Voted second most influential person in UK protection industry of last 10 years
- 2006 – Voted Protection Adviser of the Year and UK’s Best Financial Services Press Officer
- 2000 – Head of Protection Strategy at LifeSearch
- 1993 – Senior Mortgage Advisor at Nationwide Building Society
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)
How to hire Kevin Carr
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