Appointments / Industry

The Openwork Partnership has confirmed Richard Houghton has stepped down as CEO, with executive chairman Philip Howell taking over as interim CEO. Duncan Crocker will take on the role of chairman while...

Health secretary Wes Streeting has promised a sweeping performance review of the NHS with a league table for trusts that he says will help patients to choose where they want their treatment....

David Hynam, CEO of LV= has been named the top Outstanding Executives Role Model in the world by public participation charity Involve UK for his advocacy and support for the LGBTQ+ community. ...

Cigna Healthcare has announced that it is not looking to acquire rival US health insurer Humana, the possibility of which had been widely reported last month.  A release from Cigna stated: “In light...

There were more kites flown ahead of this year’s Budget than I have ever seen, which fuelled many and varied rumours. I and many others pitched in with our thoughts and most...

Luke Nugent, independent insurance consultant at Nugent Santé (pictured centre), speaks to Health & Protection about eschewing university for working with his dad, Paul, starting out cold calling during the pandemic, his...

Businesses should resist scaling back on healthcare strategies according to Broadstone, even as the unemployment rate increases. ONS labour market data out today shows that the UK unemployment rate for people aged...

LifeSearch will be supplying Knight Square Insurance Brokers (KSI) with individual protection intermediary services for its employees, clients and associated customers.  LifeSearch will provide KSI with tailored micro-SME protection advice to its...

Fewer than one in five new life insurance policies were written into trust arrangements in 2023 although momentum is building for alternatives such as beneficiary nomination, according to reinsurer Swiss Re and...

The modern, globally mobile workforce and the rise of the digital nomad presents a unique set of challenges for insurers and how they handle individual international private medical insurance (IPMI) products.  Meanwhile,...