Appointments / Industry

Vitality has promoted Dr Katie Tryon to deputy CEO for VitalityHealth. Previously chief commercial director for health at Vitality, the newly-created role sees Dr Tryon (pictured) take on additional responsibilities in strategic...

Jensten Group has acquired Mediprotect Healthcare for an undisclosed sum. The deal coincides with the acquisitions of commercial brokers Broker One, and Coversure Dudley with all three deals subject to FCA approval....

Improving sleep habits could cut mortality risk by almost a quarter and add up to four years to an individual’s life expectancy, according to research from Vitality and the London School of...

The Exeter is increasing payments for members’ in-patient NHS stays and is adding a new day-patient benefit for eligible NHS day-case treatments. It is also removing the excess deduction for these benefits....

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has appointed Alan Richardson to the newly created role of head of protection excellence. Richardson (pictured) joins from LifeSearch where he spent 12 years - holding the roles...

Ella Downes, healthcare renewals broker at Ascend Broking Group and Health & Protection’s Outstanding Newcomer 2025 (pictured centre right), speaks about being introduced to the world of insurance at school, a talent...

The majority (59%) of Britons are now using artificial intelligence (AI) services to self-diagnose, however, only one in 10 (11%) claimed doing so helped significantly.  Of those using new technologies for their...

MetLife is expanding its employee benefits offering to the Irish insurance market, with group life cover available to employers and employees in Ireland from today. It will be distributed exclusively through brokers....

Verlingue has bought Cambridge-based employee benefits and financial planning firm EBCam as the first step on its ambition to double the size of its employee benefits business by 2028. The multinational firm...

Uris Group Limited (UGL) has acquired Lutine Assurance Services from Ardonagh Group and plans to launch more products into the individual protection market. Lutine provides group life solutions to SMEs and corporates,...