Appointments / Industry

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has launched a competency diagnostic tool to identify key areas of training needs to ensure adviser compliance with Consumer Duty. Proficiency+ Consumer Duty was developed in collaboration...

Mercer is bringing health and protection insurers together for a second session with the aim of improving clarity and reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials in the sector. Last year...

Private healthcare providers sent a record 10.2 million invoices to insurers through Healthcode’s online clearing service in 2023. Earlier this month, Fiona Booth, the company's head of external affairs and stakeholder engagement,...

South African president Cyryl Ramaphosa will soon sign the country's National Health Insurance (NHI) bill into law. The bill which was passed by both the National Assembly and the National Council of...

Health cash plan provider Orchard Healthcare has ceased trading. Worcester Hospital Contributors Association (WHCA) which was trading as Orchard Healthcare, was originally formed in 1921 to provide funds to run hospitals in...

The government has given financial and health sector regulators an April deadline to put forward their strategies for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their sectors. It told the Financial Conduct...

UK adults are feeling more financially comfortable compared to a year ago, according to research from LV=.   The LV= Wealth and Wellbeing Research Programme found that the nation’s financial resilience is...

International insurance broker Howden has appointed Mike Baker as chief client officer of Howden Asia.   Based in Singapore, Baker reports to Goh Chye Huat, CEO, Howden Asia.   Baker’s role is...

AIG Life has formally confirmed that its underwriting and claims payment approach has not changed after adopting Association of British Insurers (ABI) minimum wordings requirement for its heart attack definition on critical...

SIP Medical Family Office has appointed Tammy Sykes as account manager and Diana Chernetska as client advisor. But the Swiss-owned international health insurance intermediary and medical concierge company which established their UK...