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PFS schedules emergency board meeting and accuses CII of acting unilaterally on board takeover
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has accused the Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII) of acting unilaterally and without its consent in its attempt to take control of the organisation. Health & Protection...
Read moreLifeSearch sees Gen Z IP sales rise 4% and launches vulnerable customer team
LifeSearch has seen 4% growth in income protection (IP) business from Generation Z adults aged 24 and under, the intermediary firm has revealed. The advice firm is also focusing on vulnerable customers...
Read moreCII takes over PFS board citing ‘serious and significant’ governance failures
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is taking over the Personal Finance Society (PFS) board immediately, citing "serious and significant" governance failures. The CII Group board told the PFS board that it intends...
Read moreHealth & Protection publishes first Individual and Business Protection market report
Health & Protection is launching its first UK Individual and Business Protection report analysing the extent of the sector. The report is available to download for free by advisers, intermediaries and brokers...
Read moreReward Gateway hires Gallagher’s Burns as CEO
Global employee engagement company Reward Gateway has appointed Nick Burns as its new chief executive officer. Burns joins the company from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, where he was chief executive officer...
Read moreGallagher to buy Buck in $585m deal
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has reached agreement to buy rival HR and employee benefits consultancy Buck in a $585m (£481m) deal. Under the agreement, Gallagher will acquire the partnership interests of...
Read more‘Fix the room, not women’ – Debbie Kennedy interview
Creating a more diverse protection industry is about fixing the room not women with more allyship and support from men and leaders needed, according to Debbie Kennedy, chief executive at LifeSearch. Kennedy...
Read moreBolton joins Mercer to lead large corporate consultancy team after Cigna exit
Chris Bolton is joining Mercer Marsh Benefits to lead a large corporate consultancy team in London. Bolton left Cigna Europe earlier this year after five years with the group having held the...
Read moreIntroducing… Moises Frias, Maxis GBN
Moises Frias, digital services and analytics manager at Maxis GBN, speaks to Health & Protection about why he always wanted to work in insurance, why it is vital to communicate to clients...
Read moreLack of provider differentiation, missed opportunity for protection post-Covid, flexible products and need for innovation – Debbie Kennedy interview
There is little differentiation between protection products at present so insurers will need to stand out in the market on service level, according to Debbie Kennedy, chief executive of LifeSearch. She also...
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