Appointments

Allianz Partners UK and Ireland has appointed Marcus Latchford as chief sales and distribution officer. Latchford joins from RAC, where he spent four years as the director of its insurance business. He...

Legal & General is combining its protection product and commercial teams under the leadership of James Shattock, commercial director retail protection at Legal & General Retail. The move also sees Mark Jones,...

Simplyhealth has appointed Quentin James as product director of its Denplan businesses. James (pictured) is currently director of commercial finance at Simplyhealth and will begin his new responsibilities from early March. He...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 has launched and is now open for adviser entries. Health & Protection would like to welcome back Allianz Partners as returning headline sponsor. This year’s...

The Exeter has appointed former Legal & General General Insurance operations director Claire Hird as customer service director. Hird (pictured) joined the mutual this month and will oversee the underwriting, claims, and...

Scottish Friendly has appointed Stephen Campbell as chief operating officer. Campbell has over 25 years’ experience within the financial services industry and has held a number of senior executive positions, most recently...

MetLife UK has promoted Justin Harper to head of propositions for the UK - taking responsibility for both individual and group protection. Harper joined MetLife back in September as individual protection product...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed leaders of the Society of Insurance Broking (SIB) and Society of Claims Professionals (SOCP). YuTree Insurance director Laura Hancock takes over as chairwoman of the...

Two in five people in the UK may have suffered financial abuse, according to research from Aviva. The research found women were more likely to experience such abuse with nearly half of...

Setul Mehta has been appointed head of partnership services at The Openwork Partnership with a focus on "bringing Consumer Duty to life". In his new role, Mehta (pictured) will take responsibility for...