Appointments

Independent life insurance broker Reassured has appointed Mark Townsend as CEO succeeding co-founder, Steve Marshall, who moves to non-executive director. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval. Townsend (pictured) has nearly three...

Healix International has appointed James Henderson as CEO.  Former Healix International CEO, Charlie Butcher, has moved into the new role of director of group development. Henderson (pictured) has more than 20 years...

Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Andy Black as chairman.  The current professor of practice at King’s College London, director for health and life sciences advisory service MedInnovate, and chairman of both global health...

OneFamily has promoted Ryan Griffin to its executive team as protection director. The appointment comes a year on from the insurer's acquisition of Beagle Street. Griffin (pictured), who is director of product...

Howden has appointed Richard Leadon as a senior consultant on its benefits and wellbeing international team.  Leadon has more than 20 years of experience in the international healthcare market.  He joins Howden from...

Amanda Blanc has been made a dame in this year's New Year Honours. The Aviva CEO was appointed dame commander of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to business,...

This year Health & Protection launched a new column aimed at introducing readers to some of the leading lights of the international private medical insurance sector from around the world. Here you...

Health & Protection continues its review of the year with a look back at Q2 during which Aegon exited the protection market, Swiss Re published its latest term and health watch report,...

Young adults are most likely to cancel a life insurance policy but are also the group most likely to take out such cover following a big life event. Encouragingly, Vitality's survey of...

US employee health benefits company Roundstone has appointed Jonathan McCorkle as chief financial officer. A former assistant vice president and head of non-technical accounting and reporting at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty,...