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Simplyhealth appoints sales director from Nuffield Health
Simplyhealth has appointed Jenni Wilson (pictured) as sales director, joining from Nuffield Health. She will replace Pam Whelan who left her position earlier this year, as Health & Protection exclusively reported last...
Read moreAdvisers pragmatic on return to homeworking: ‘It’s almost back to where it was’
Advisers are taking a pragmatic to return to homeworking requirements and are having to be flexible around festivities this Christmas. This morning, new rules came into effect ensuring people in England should...
Read moreMetLife to underwrite YuLife’s group life products
Insurer MetLife UK has agreed to become underwriter for YuLife’s group life cover policies. The partnership will see YuLife continuing to own its’ customer relationships and propositional offering while MetLife will be...
Read moreHandl Group buys organisational health and wellbeing firm Robertson Cooper
Claims services business Handl Group has acquired organisational health and wellbeing business Robertson Cooper for an undisclosed sum. Manchester-based Robertson Cooper was founded more than 20 years ago by Professor Ivan Robertson...
Read moreLV= chairman to depart following Bain Capital takeover collapse as Royal London merger talks reignite
Royal London has confirmed it will enter into exclusive talks about merging with LV= following the collapse of Bain Capital's deal to takeover of the mutual. At a special general meeting this...
Read moreL&G launches HR communication toolkit
Legal & General has launched an HR communication toolkit aimed at helping employers boost the value of employee benefits and wellbeing. The six-step guide, including templates, examples and checklists, has been developed...
Read moreCirencester Friendly appoints director of risk and compliance
Cirencester Friendly has appointed Alak Sharma as director of risk and compliance, subject to regulatory approval. Sharma (pictured) joins from Brightside Group where she was risk and compliance director. She is a...
Read moreJeynes: Protection sector being better without non-advised firms is ‘biggest myth’
The idea that all broker firms not conducting advised sales are bad is a myth and there should always be a place for them in the protection sector, according to Phil Jeynes,...
Read moreBaigrie: Unadvised telesales firms eroding trust in protection sector
Unadvised telesales firms are breaking trust in the protection sector by selling insurance to unwitting customers, LifeSearch founder Tom Baigrie has claimed. Baigrie, who is also chairman of the full advice firm...
Read morePHIN founder steps down after nine years
Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen who founded the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is stepping down after nine years at the helm of the organisation. Jayne Scott (pictured) will succeed Dr Vallance-Owen taking on...
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