Show Notes
Sinead's guest this week is Dermot Goode. Dermot is the leading expert on healthcare benefits in Ireland. He has over 35 years experience in healthcare having worked with VHI, BUPA Ireland, Cornmarket Healthcare Division and healthcare consultancy roles with Irish Pensions Trust and Mercer Ltd. He established PHI Consulting Ltd (trading as Total Health Cover) in 2009 to provide advice on all aspects of healthcare cover in Ireland and his company was acquired by Lockton Insurance Brokers Ireland (LIBI) in February 2022. He is a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) and also holds the APA qualification for general personal lines insurances.
Sinead Ryan is a print and broadcast journalist for more than 20 years writing on consumer, property and personal finance matters for the Irish Independent. Sinead presents ‘The Home Show’ on Newstalk on Saturday mornings. Originally trained as a financial advisor she worked in the insurance sector for many years. In 2009 Sinead set up a not-for-profit organisation teaching teenagers about budgeting and personal finance. Her book, co-written with Frank Conway, ‘Cents and Sensibility’, was published in 2010. Sinead was appointed to the Pensions Council, a Government Advisory Board in January 2015 and to the Probate & Conveyancing Expert Group of the Department of Housing in 2023
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