Appointments / Industry

A new report from LGBT Great says that four in 10 Gen Z LGBTQ+ professionals in financial services believe industry leaders are failing to be effective allies. The report which polled more...

UnitedHealth Group has expressed the company's deep sadness and shock following the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Reports from the US reveal Thompson (pictured) was shot dead yesterday morning outside the...

The falling number of protection providers in the UK market could be viewed as an opportunity or a threat according to advisers but either way, it is a key issue for the...

Singapore is a leading international private medical insurance (IPMI) market in Asia, and like much of the rest of the world it has been facing a rapidly changing environment, from the post-Covid...

Scottish Widows has launched a new dashboard for advisers and paraplanners to help them save time and better track their protection cases. The insurer said it will help advisers quickly find the...

Brown & Brown has bought advice firm and employee benefits consultancy Drewberry for an undisclosed sum. Following the completion, Drewberry will operate as part of Premier Choice Group (PCG), Brown & Brown’s...

The incoming chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has admitted the under-fire regulator must “urgently improve” and will focus on problems with its technology and methods. Sir Julian Hartley’s inaugural...

Health & Protection is launching its second Protection Forum for advisers, intermediaries and brokers working in the UK protection insurance sector. The Protection Forum, in association with HSBC Life UK and Underwrite...

Advice networks have argued the regulator does not have the scale or ability to directly authorise thousands of appointed representative (AR) firms, should the regime be overhauled. The networks also maintained that...

Reframe Cancer has appointed Emma Thomson as a consultant. Thomson will work alongside the Reframe team to help shape their proposition in the protection industry, and further strengthen its relationships with insurers...