Appointments / Industry

ACE Gallagher has acquired Kuwait-based broker United Partners Insurance Brokers. Gallagher is the strategic partner of ACE in the Middle East and North Africa.   ACE Gallagher maintained the acquisition strengthens its...

HealthHero has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Brandon Collins, commercial director at HealthHero, (pictured) said: “As Europe's largest digital clinic, we know that mental...

Teladoc Health UK has appointed Steve Brown as commercial director. Brown (pictured) joins following eleven-and-a-half years at Unum, where he was most recently key account director, working closely with employers and advisers...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) work to improve consumer understanding of insurance is to be welcomed, but there are no quick fixes to the problem. This is according to advisers Health &...

Private medical insurance (PMI) funded hospital admissions fell year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking the first decline in Q1 insured admissions in the past five years. Private Healthcare Information Network...

The vanguard phase of the Keep Britain Working review is moving at a “strong” pace, with group income protection, private medical insurance and vocational rehabilitation being discussed ahead of the release of...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has formally launched its Financial Foundations programme, a volunteer-led financial education initiative aimed at 16 to 25-year-olds in educational institutions across the UK. As Health &...

LifeSearch has signed a deal to offer life insurance quotes through the Snoop money management app. The advice firm noted this latest agreement continued its push to reach consumers who might otherwise...

Amanda Moore and Zoe Mears have joined Beagle Street, part of the OneFamily Group, as strategic development manager and strategic account manager respectively. Moore (pictured right) joins from Vitality where she was...

The board of Spire Healthcare has agreed to sell the hospital and clinic operator to a trio of investment funds for more than £1bn. The consortium is led by Toscafund and comprises...