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Introducing… Ava Embaie, Equipsme
Ava Embaie, customer success manager at Equipsme, speaks to Health & Protection about bouncing back after redundancy earlier in her career, taking inspiration from her dad to start her career in start-ups...
Read morePhoenix Group discontinues SunLife sale due to protection market ‘uncertainty’
Phoenix Group is discontinuing its sale of SunLife due to "uncertainty" in the protection market. In its half year 2024 results announcement, released this morning, the group describes SunLife, which provides financial...
Read moreUK and US insurers may need to adapt to ongoing increased mortality – Swiss Re
Insurers may need to adapt their underwriting philosophies, risk appetite, and mortality assumptions in pricing and reserving to account for an ongoing increase in mortality rates in the UK and US since...
Read moreNew Leaf Health joins AMII as corporate member
New Leaf Health has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. New Leaf Health has been providing workplace wellbeing services since 1996 and was one of...
Read moreAxa Health CEO Heather Smith interview: Claims inflation falling ‘significantly’, introducing self-service for claimants and resetting relations with doctors
Axa Health CEO Heather Smith says the insurer can “see inflation coming down significantly” and has outlined the plan for progressing its new digital platform. Smith is also pleased the insurer made...
Read moreThe Exeter’s HealthWise app use soars driven by remote GP and second opinions
The Exeter has said usage of its HealthWise app in the first half of this year has already surpassed usage in the whole of last year, largely driven by the popularity of...
Read moreMetLife UK hires ex-LifeSearch customer retention specialist as strategic account manager
MetLife UK has appointed Claire Williams as strategic account manager. Williams' role follows a career break after her relocation to the UK from Canada where she worked at Canadian national insurance marketing...
Read moreTowergate owner Ardonagh appoints executive director to support Asia expansion
The Ardonagh Group has appointed Mark Mitchell as executive director to support the expansion of its business operations in Asia. Mitchell (pictured) was most recently the Asia Pacific CEO of Allianz Global...
Read moreSpire PMI revenue up 10% as insured patients and fees rise
Spire Healthcare has seen revenue from private medical insurance (PMI) climb sharply as case numbers and fees have risen in 2024, while self-pay income has dropped. Its half year results to 30...
Read morePrivate providers have vital role in getting NHS back on its feet – Hare
It is vital independent providers play their part in getting the NHS back on its feet. This is according to David Hare, CEO of the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) (pictured), who...
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