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Aetna appoints executive VP and president as Finke steps down for health reasons
Brian Kane has been appointed executive vice president and president of health insurer Aetna by parent company CVS Health. Kane succeeds Daniel Finke, who is stepping down for health reasons after nearly...
Read moreVerlingue brings in McKinney from Gallagher to lead Birmingham expansion
Private medical insurance (PMI) and employee benefits adviser Verlingue has appointed Ian McKinney as director, corporate - Midlands and South West to lead its new operation in Birmingham. The firm is opening...
Read moreAviva and Simplyhealth invest in medical scanning service targeting insurer work
Scan.com has raised a $12m Series A round co-led by Aviva Ventures, Simplyhealth Ventures, YZR Capital, Oxford Capital and Triple Point Ventures, with participation from Forefront Venture Partners. The London and Atlanta-based...
Read moreCIExpert move into IP ‘start of the journey’ to reviewing products – Lakey
CIExpert's decision to introduce Guardian's new income protection (IP) plan on its Insight Zone is "just the start of the journey" to replicating its current review service for critical illness products, the...
Read moreYuLife expands into South Africa
YuLife has launched in South Africa. Founded in London in 2016, YuLife's group risk protection product provides life, income protection, lump sum disability, and funeral cover as well as a wellbeing app...
Read morePerci Health raises £3.4m to expand team and partnerships
Perci Health, an online platform support cancer patients has raised £3.4m in a seed round led by Octopus Ventures. The additional funds will enable the company to further invest into its technology...
Read moreInsurance United Against Dementia raises £8m for Alzheimer’s Society
Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD) has now raised more than £8m for the Alzheimer’s Society. Launched in 2017 in partnership with the charity, IUAD is led by senior professionals from across the...
Read morePareto joins Grid
Manchester-based financial planning firm Pareto has joined group risk industry trade body Grid. Pareto supports its business clients across a number of areas including employee benefits and protection insurance. It also offers...
Read moreMajority of Brits would consider seeing a private GP – Spire
More than half of Brits (53%) would consider seeing a private GP in the future, according to a poll commissioned by Spire Healthcare. A third (32%) of the 2,000 respondents who took...
Read moreThe Exeter appoints health and protection proposition leads and head of marketing
The Exeter has appointed proposition leads for its healthcare and protection products as well as a new head of marketing. Matt Foster has been promoted to proposition lead for healthcare having been...
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