Appointments / Industry

A mortgage and protection advice firm has had its permissions to operate cancelled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after failing to pay more than £3,500 of fees from 2019. The regulator...

Most renters would take out income protection if it contributed to their credit rating. This is according to research from Canopy and LifeSearch conducted with 594 Canopy customers which also found 74% of...

International Medical Group (IMG) has appointed Susan Yates as chief customer officer. Yates (pictured) joins the IMG team with more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and global assistance industries....

The Employee Assistance Professionals Association UK (EAPA) has expressed sadness over allegations that Health Assured breached its professional standards over the issue of confidentiality, and has opened an investigation. “EAPA UK is...

April International has partnered with Indonesian insurtech broker Lifepal to broaden the distribution of its international private medical insurance (IPMI) solutions in Indonesia. Under the partnership, Lifepal will be responsible for the...

Aviva has announced it is offering additional wellbeing support to customers taking out a Healthier Solutions policy between 3 July and 13 December 2024. Terms and conditions apply. Customers will be offered...

Canada Life has appointed Dan Crook to the role of managing director, group protection, reporting to UK CEO Lindsey Rix-Broom.   His appointment follows his tenure as interim managing director since February 2024. ...

Simplyhealth has appointed Rick Buoy to the role of business development manager.  Buoy was previously at Bupa where he was business development manager for more than two years from 2022.  Prior to...

There is uncertainty in Kenya over the future launch of its Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) as the High Court has suspended its earlier decision that declared it was unconstitutional.  The court...

Helen Croft is leaving AIG Life to join global reinsurer Scor as head of life and health underwriting. Croft started at AIG Life back in 2013 as a development underwriter, progressing to...