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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co's reinsurance division, Gallagher Re, has acquired Canada-based MGB Re (MGB). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MGB provides reinsurance solutions to health maintenance organisations (HMOs), managing...

Grid has appointed Legal & General distribution director of group protection Colin Fitzgerald as chairman. He succeeds Paul White whose three-year tenure has come to an end. Fitzgerald's career in the employee...

A lack of access to NHS services is behind increased consumer demand for private healthcare. Private healthcare is no longer the preserve of the mass affluent as the sector increasingly targets the...

UK mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has welcomed mortgage and protection adviser Windsor Hill Mortgages, back to the network after leaving in January 2023 as one of its latest appointed representative (AR)...

The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Matthew Hill as CEO. Hill (pictured) is the current CEO of the Legal Services Board, a position he has held since August 2019. His background also...

PureHealth has completed the acquisition of UK independent hospital operator Circle Health Group. Middle East healthcare platform PureHealth said the completion of the deal, which valued Circle at $1.2bn before debt, signified...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has announced that Matthew Chapman, The Protection Coach and Lewis Breach from St James Place will join its steering committee. Effective from 1 January 2024, the...

The London Clinic has announced the launch of a 24/7 primary care service (private GP), as well as the introduction of a programme for new on-site GP services at its hospital located on Harley Street.  The...

Broadway Insurance's approach of 'almost being an extension of HR' is paying off as it has already posted £300k in gross premium written premium (GWP) since the autumn launch of their healthcare...

US-based global benefits consultant International Citizens Insurance (ICI) has promoted Andrew Blomberg to vice president of global group benefits. Blomberg, who was previously director of group sales, joined the company in 2017...