Appointments / Industry

As part of Health & Protection’s Guide to PMI for new entrants, Emma Wood, director of healthcare at Broadway Insurance Partners, talks about why building relationships across the sector matters when successfully entering...

Financial education, making protection a ‘national priority,’ and keeping on with Keeping Britain Working should be prioritised by the UK’s new prime minister. The long held goal of tax incentives to encourage...

As part of Health & Protection's Guide to PMI for new entrants, Marcia Reid, non-executive director, Sherwood Healthcare, explores some of the main issues to avoid for firms and advisers new to the...

Mortgage and protection network HLPartnership has appointed Rudi Botha (pictured) as CEO, subject to FCA approval. He succeeds Chris Tanner who is stepping back from day-to-day executive leadership. Under Tanner's leadership, HLP...

UK regulators are looking to replicate measures typically in place around the world in their approach to captive insurance for employee benefits, according to trade body Grid. The body was also reasonably...

As few as 40 organisations out of a possible maximum of 850 will use the new UK captive regime, according to estimates from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority...

Sabrina Lane is to succeed Nicky Bray as chief underwriter for Zurich Life upon her retirement this autumn. Bray (pictured), chief underwriter for the past 13 years, joined Zurich as senior underwriting...

LV= paid out almost £152m and approved 95% of claims in 2025 – up from £137m and on par with the 95% figures in 2024. The approval rate for life insurance claims...

The general insurance sector can learn from their protection peers’ example with progress made on claims disclosure. But protection providers should go even further by publishing the average time taken to pay...

Employee benefits such as group life and health insurance schemes will only be permitted on a reinsurance basis under the UK’s new captive insurance regime with another primary insurer being required. Meanwhile,...