Appointments / Industry

Scottish Widows paid out more than £243m in protection claims last year, an increase of 22% over 2022. This was up from £199m in protection claims in 2022 and £207.9m in 2021....

Artificial intelligence is bringing about 'incredibly useful' innovation to international private medical insurance but regulatory regimes across the globe threaten the pace of adoption of these solutions. This is according to Chris...

Legal & General paid total group protection claims of almost £350m in 2023. That included £249.4m in group life assurance, £73.7m for group income protection (GIP) and £26.2m for group critical illness....

LV= has appointed Gary Beyer as protection proposition director. Beyer, who will start working with LV= in July has nearly 25 years of experience in the financial services industry,  including senior positions...

Spectrum.Life has announced a €17m investment round led by Act Venture Capital with participation from existing investors. The company said it plans to use the funds to ramp up recruitment - hiring...

Freedom Health Insurance has hired Paul Kennedy as head of sales for its international private medical insurance (IPMI) business ahead of rolling out new products. The insurer said he would play a...

The average adult health insurance premium in Ireland has increased by more than 10% over the last year, according to the Health Insurance Authority (HIA).  The average adult premium for the first...

Advisers have expressed their dismay at Aviva's decision to withdraw AIG’s entire expatriate cover product including all pipeline applications with immediate effect. Earlier this week, Health & Protection exclusively revealed Aviva had...

Healthcare in the UK is facing its biggest crisis in decades, not just with the NHS, but with the healthcare sector as a whole - and that will continue to hit insurance...

LGBTQ+ customers are 11% less likely to have individual protection than their heterosexual counterparts. This is according to Pacific Life Re's Beneath the Surface report which surveyed 2,000 adults. The report found...