Appointments / Industry

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has hired Araminta Hoare as growth consultant at the adviser network. Hoare (pictured) joins from Primis after her second spell with the network. She has more than 17...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will begin tackling legacy issues in the life insurance and pensions market early next year. Its aim is to reduce the regulatory barriers insurers face, it said....

A new specialist mutual development unit and free pre-application help are among a series of initiatives from financial regulators to support government plans to double the size of the mutuals sector. The...

While the link between alcohol intake and poorer health outcomes is well known, health and protection advisers are not about to implement dry festive parties. John Kerr, managing director at Incorporate Benefits,...

Two in 10 employers are thinking about introducing group critical illness cover, according to research from Broadstone. The consultant’s second UK Employee Benefits landscape report surveyed 200 organisations and found there had...

Yavia is integrating Sikoia’s AI document processing solution into its digital platform. The firms said clients just need to upload documents once, with the key information automatically extracted and validated. With Sikoia...

Employers need a strategy if they are to offer the right cancer support at the right price to young workers, hears Abigail Montrose   Young workers are looking to their employers to...

Pacific Life Re has appointed Soichiro Makimoto as head of its Japan representative office. Makimoto joins from Moody’s Japan and brings more than 25 years of experience across the insurance and banking...

Allianz Partners has expanded its health and benefits network into Africa through its regional partnership with SanlamAllianz.  It creates an integrated global employee health benefits network across Africa in 11 countries. Global...

Benenden Health has added skin cancer detection service SkinVision to its products giving access to all its 870,000 membership. New members will be able to access the service from day one joining....