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Self-employed face working while sick as just 6% have IP – LV=
Self-employed people are leaving themselves financially exposed and face needing to carry on working should they be injured or become ill, despite the majority of people recognising the security of having protection...
Read morePeppy secures $45m investment to fund US expansion
Peppy has secured $45m in funding for expansion in the US. The firm said the funding will enable it to reach millions of additional employees in an array of different industries including...
Read moreIntroducing… Esme Pearson, Hooray Health & Protection
Esme Pearson, employee benefits consultant at Hooray Health & Protection, speaks to Health & Protection about how Covid delayed her move into the corporate sector, the importance of having a boss that...
Read moreWBN appoints directors for data and technology and global engagement and benefits
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) has appointed Steven Woods as global director of data, technology and security and promoted Liz Yovich to director of global engagement and employee benefits, effective immediately. Woods...
Read moreLumera joins Grid
Software and administration services provider Lumera has joined group risk industry body Grid. Paul White, chairman of Grid, said: "We continually develop new ways to add value to our members, both strategic...
Read moreHealix buys healthcare trust consultancy Halcyon Trustees
Healix Health Services has bought Halcyon Trustees to add the range of healthcare trust consultancy services to its proposition. The move comes less than seven months after Halcyon was co-founded by John...
Read moreMAB sees ‘bumper’ protection sales following ‘tsunami’ of remortgages – Walton
The final quarter of 2022 has proven a "bumper" period for protection sales for Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB), according to Andy Walton, protection proposition director. Speaking to Health & Protection, Walton, (pictured)...
Read moreEvans appointed BIBA chairman for further three years
The board of the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has extended Jonathan Evans' tenure as chairman for a further three years. He served two decades as an MP and MEP and was...
Read morePFS financial planning panel chairman resigns and questions CII ‘hostile takeover’
Alasdair Walker has stepped down as panel member and chairman of the financial planning panel at the Personal Finance Society (PFS) citing the ongoing dispute between the PFS and the Chartered Insurance...
Read moreL&G promotes Gupta to chief medical officer as Rubens steps down after 30 years
Legal & General has promoted Dr Tarun Gupta to chief medical officer (CMO). He succeeds professor Robert Rubens, who steps down after more than 30 years but stays on as one of...
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