Appointments / Industry

Health assessment provider Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Dr Martin Thornton as chief medical officer. Dr Thornton (pictured) will lead the clinical oversight of Bluecrest's health assessments, and the subsequent health advice given...

The Mortgage Advice Bureau has developed a tool designed to assess a customer’s financial resilience based on their level of protection. The financial risk assessment tool shows customers how capable they are...

Events and conferences in the insurance sector certainly feel different to the way they did years ago. And women who have plied their trade in the protection and health sectors for decades...

Delaying key life events like getting married, having children or buying a home is a key factor behind two in five adults across the UK who are also putting off taking out...

MetLife UK is relaunching a limited term option to its group income protection offering. The service provides monthly payments for long-term absence as well as supporting services such as GP24 (a 24/7...

  Two in three consumers say that if a critical illness cover provider expands the list of critical illness conditions covered by its policy, they expect the wider criteria to be available...

Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, particularly for GP and dentistry services, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes survey (BSA) published today...

Legal & General's record pay out of £921m in retail protection claims in 2023 included a successful £120,000 critical illness claim for a couple where one partner was diagnosed with a benign...

Almost six in 10 critical illness (CI) policy holders mistakenly think they will continue to have cover for future illnesses after they receive a pay-out. This is according to research from Vitality...

Independent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has urged employers to re-evaluate expected group life assurance arrangements in the lead-up to the abolition of the lifetime allowance (LTA) on 6 April. It has...