The boards of OneFamily and Scottish Friendly have announced proposals to merge, bringing together two mutual life assurance providers with almost £10bn assets under management and serving more than 2.3m members across...
Read moreThe government has unveiled a national cancer plan which aims to ensure three quarters of people diagnosed with cancer from 2035 onwards are cancer-free or living well after five years. Under the...
Read moreHSBC Life’s closure to new protection business leaves the market bereft of a strong brand which offered instant underwriting decisions and a "market leading" critical illness plan, advisers told Health & Protection....
Read moreMarsh has appointed Lisa Quest as UK CEO, succeeding Chris Lay, who is retiring from the business. Quest (pictured) will take on the position in addition to her current role as head...
Read moreThe Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has reappointed Emma Thomson as chairwoman along with a trio of other board changes. Thomson (pictured) is stepping-up from vice chairwoman to succeed Neil McCarthy as his...
Read moreHCML has appointed Kathryn Goldfinch as commercial director of corporate and insured health. Goldfinch (pictured) has nearly 30 years of healthcare experience having held senior roles at Bupa, Nuffield, and Doctor Care...
Read moreThe protection insurance sector cannot claim to be providing diverse, inclusive products if it does not meet the needs of customers with sickle cell, according to Sheun Oke, managing partner and CEO...
Read moreThe Apprentice kicked off last night with a representative from the mortgage and protection sector. Earlier this week, Health & Protection reported that Lord Sugar’s latest search for a business partner would...
Read moreLegal & General (L&G) is re-joining the Association of British Insurers (ABI) after leaving the organisation in August 2014. L&G Retail CEO Laura Mason will represent the insurer at the most senior...
Read moreSimplyhealth is creating two managing director roles to lead its Healthplan and Denplan businesses following chief customer officer (CCO) Claudia’s Nicholls-Magielsen's departure. Nicholls-Magielsen (pictured) left Simplyhealth at the end of last year...
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