Appointments / Industry

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...

Broadstone has had its near-term, science-based emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI). The SBTI is a corporate climate action organisation that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide...

Axa Health commercial director Fergus Craig is to retire in May 2025 after more than 30 years in the business. Vitality chief commercial director Ali Hasan will replace Craig as commercial director...

The OneFamily Group has appointed Colette Ward as operations manager within its underwriting team. Ward will be charged with driving the organisation’s growth strategy, with a particular focus on enhancing underwriting capabilities....

While age old problems connected to GP reporting and overly complex processes continue to obstruct protection underwriting, one adviser has told Health & Protection he is 'pleasantly surprised' at the speed of...

Bupa Global has appointed Simon Thompson as head of corporate development - UK and Africa. Thompson shared the news from his LinkedIn account. He joins from UnitedHealthcare Global where he was associate...

Viva Insurance Brokers has hired Dr Sonja de Pattenden as chief operating officer. She has more than 30 years of work experience in sales, private banking, financial services and insurance (life and...

Research from Vitality has revealed that 95% of Vitality Programme members hit 7,000 steps in a day at least once a week. Earlier this year research from the provider revealed achieving this...