Appointments / Industry

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has continued to express concern over the value proposition of Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) insurance, with some firms struggling to demonstrate fair value as required by the...

More than one in 10 people have taken a whole month out from work due to an injury from an accident in the past year, according to research from MetLife UK. The...

Healix has appointed Paul Farthing as strategic key account director. Farthing (pictured) has more than 18 years’ experience in the corporate healthcare space, previously holding positions at WPA, Citi Bank in Japan...

Global mental health services provider Koa Health has launched mental health platform Koa Care 360. The platform enables employers to provide their employees with preventative care, online therapy, and a range of...

Just one in five companies in Scotland offer private medical insurance (PMI), according to a report from Howden Employee Benefits. The report, entitled Employee Benefits and Wellbeing in Scotland, surveyed more than...

Healthcare costs can be around two thirds higher for obese individuals, according to a study by Lane, Clark & Peacock (LCP). The healthcare analytics firm has published a series of real-world evidence...

Insurance provider call service seems to have improved significantly since experiencing a fall-off in quality last year, according to some brokers and advisers approached by Health & Protection.  Last year several providers,...

Ben Jones has been promoted to the role of head of product at ActiveQuote, joining the senior management team with immediate effect.  Jones (pictured centre) joined ActiveQuote on the 2 February 2015,...

The majority of private renters (56%) do not have any form of financial protection, according to a survey by Scottish Widows. The finding is taken from a survey of 4,043 UK adults...

Guardian has bolstered its underwriting team with two hires from AIG Life. Vicky Still and Dee McKellican join Guardian's underwriting operations team as life and health protection underwriter and underwriter respectively. The...