Appointments / Industry
St James’s Place hires Higgs as head of protection
St James’s Place has appointed Adam Higgs to the new role of head of protection (proposition delivery). Higgs (pictured) will play a pivotal role in shaping the protection proposition strategy with focus...
Read moreLegal & General appoints Laura Mason as retail CEO with Hickman departure
Legal & General has appointed Laura Mason as CEO of its retail division. Mason, currently CEO of L&G’s private markets business, joins the provider's group management committee along with Katie Worgan who...
Read moreBupa pilots whole genome sequencing for selected UK customers
Bupa has become the first major private healthcare provider to pilot whole genome sequencing to selected customers in the UK. The two-year programme, My Genomic Health, offers more than 3,500 customers access...
Read moreHCML appoints CEO and MD of corporate health and wellbeing arm
HCML has appointed James Murray as chief executive officer. Originally a pharmacist, Murray (pictured) has held a number of healthcare leadership roles over his career. Most recently, he was a member of...
Read moreThe Right DA Club adds National Friendly to insurance panel
The Right DA Club has added protection and private medical insurance (PMI) provider, National Friendly to its insurance panel. From today (16 October), Right DA Club members will be able to access...
Read moreUK workforce mental health challenge is growing but there is only so much insurers can do – Hyde
The UK's workforce mental health challenge is growing, but there is only so much insurers can do to tackle the problem. This is according to John Hyde, chief marketing officer at Unum...
Read moreOccupational health taskforce’s work ‘not lost’ and likely to emerge in government White Paper – Dame Carol Black
Former occupational health tsar, Dame Carol Black, says she expects recommendations made by her occupational health taskforce to still emerge in a government White Paper. Dame Carol was appointed by the Conservative...
Read moreUnum’s Mark Till joins ABI board
Mark Till, CEO of Unum UK, has joined the Association of British Insurers (ABI) board with immediate effect. In addition to joining the board, Till (pictured) will also take on the position...
Read moreCQC remains under fire for failing but gets credit for trying
The Care Quality Commission (CQC), under fire for poor performance since the initial Dr Penny Dash review in June, came under even more fire today from both its own review and the...
Read moreFCA protection market study to begin in Q1 2025
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will commence its market study into the distribution of pure protection products to retail customers in the first quarter of 2025. On announcing the market inquiry and...
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