Appointments / Industry

The OneFamily Group has appointed Peter O’Donnell as a non-executive director. He joins the insurer's board from 1 November. A former CEO of Unum UK and finance director of Aviva's international division,...

Healix Health has appointed Luke Harding as commercial director. Harding (pictured) joins from Axa Global Healthcare when he was head of large corporate global distribution. He joined Axa Global at the end...

Private medical and health insurance is proportionally the second most complained about financial product - and it is getting worse. Latest data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) showed the product line...

MetLife UK has added a specially developed version of the YuLife app to its group income protection (GIP) proposition for the insurer's UK customers. It aims to introduce a gamified approach to...

The number of reported non-financial misconduct incidents in the financial sector increased by more than 70% over a three year period, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  The number of total...

Cigna Healthcare has resumed merger talks with US-based Humana, according to reports. Reports from Bloomberg said the two US-based health insurance companies had held informal discussions recently about a potential deal.  Talks...

While the number of employers offering private medical insurance (PMI) has soared to more than four in 10 over the past year, "flex pots" are increasingly becoming a cost-effective way for employers...

Guardian is consulting on staff redundancies as part of its 2025 strategy to reduce growth targets, Health & Protection can reveal. Interim CEO Peter Mann (pictured) confirmed to Health & Protection the...

Zurich has joined Iress's The Exchange. In doing so the insurer has become the third provider to support new ex-smoker questions on the sourcing platform. By enabling the questions on its term...

Andrew Wibberley is to step down as co-chairperson of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) as the organisation undergoes a restructure. Wibberly also announced that he will be starting a new role...