Appointments / Industry

Simplyhealth has appointed Lisa Rowe as head of sales - growth and retention. Rowe joins from Workplace Options, a Telus Health company, where she was vice president for client management for the...

British Friendly, Legal & General and The Exeter have spoken candidly about how they overhauled their claims service in the aftermath of the pandemic. The trio of protection providers made significant changes...

Nudges at milestone moments in life could be key to closing the gap among certain communities who are not even at "first base" in their understanding of protection insurance. This is according...

Vitality's life and health insurance businesses both saw higher premium income and operating profits in the 2025-26 financial year, according to results from parent company Discovery. New business at Vitality Life grew...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) will add JammJar's mortgage and protection AI and data capability into its OneView platform. The move aims to support faster analysis of mortgage and protection cases and help...

LV= protection sales fell by 17.7% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. In present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) terms, protection sales dropped by...

Howden Employee Benefits has appointed Hannah Proctor as global benefits management team leader. She joins from Mercer, where she was principal consultant, account director and global network lead. Proctor (pictured) brings more...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes its work in the travel insurance sector should be rated about "six or seven out of 10" so far. It also argued that work to ensure...

Utmost has launched Utmost Wealth Portugal, establishing a new distribution company in the country. The new distribution company will be headed up by Pedro Paixão (pictured), director of Utmost Wealth Portugal. A...

Jamie Davies, head of business at Excellect, speaks to Health & Protection about the importance of relationship building in helping clients see the bigger picture, why AI offers advisers the opportunity to...