Appointments

The Financial Ombudsman Service’s (FOS) board has appointed Jenny Simmonds as permanent chief executive officer and James Dipple-Johnstone as permanent chief ombudsman. The appointments follow an open recruitment process led by the...

ActiveQuote chief operations officer Rod Jones is leaving the business after almost eight years. The move comes as the integration with parent company Howden is set to be completed this weekend –...

Sabrina Lane is to succeed Nicky Bray as chief underwriter for Zurich Life upon her retirement this autumn. Bray (pictured), chief underwriter for the past 13 years, joined Zurich as senior underwriting...

The Spire Healthcare takeover saga took another turn today when the chairman quit the private hospital and clinic operator to join Anglian Water. Sir Ian Cheshire will step down by the end...

As part of Health & Protection's Guide to PMI for new entrants, Emily Mae Collins, policy adviser for health and protection at the Association of British Insurers (ABI), looks into the increasingly...

Claire Ginnelly is joining Equipsme as a non-executive director. As managing director of Premier Choice Group, Ginnelly (pictured) led the business through a period of growth ahead of its subsequent acquisition by...

LifeSearch has promoted Nick Rixon to the newly created position of head of business protection and expert advice. Rixon (pictured) is now responsible for the company’s business protection, wealth protection and complex...

Canada Life has appointed Antonio Ribeiro as head of distribution within its protection business, effective immediately.   In this newly created role, Ribeiro (pictured) will be responsible for strengthening relationships with key adviser...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has promoted Amy Wilson to the newly created role of propositions director. Wilson (pictured, centre) has been at the firm for 11 years and is stepping...

Shepherds Friendly has appointed Laura Gauden as head of sales with a brief to grow the mutual society’s intermediary partnerships. Gauden (pictured) brings more than 20 years of mortgage and insurance intermediary...