Appointments / Industry

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Gaby Joyner as head of Great Britain following the retirement of John Ball last month. Joyner (pictured), who has been with the company for 23 years,...

Vitality paid £96m in protection claims in 2022. Publishing its life claims statistics for the year, the insurer revealed it paid out 96.6% of all protection claims - equating to a total...

Employees in Hong Kong experience the highest levels of mental or physical exhaustion at the conclusion of their workday, according to a report on the state of mental health across 12 Asian...

Spire Healthcare has seen private medical insurance (PMI) revenue grow 15.6% year-on-year as it returned to profit amid increased demand for its services. According to interim results for the first half of...

The number of people on the NHS England waiting list for treatment neared a new record 7.7 million for the first time in July. This was up by more than 100,000 people...

Virtual cancer rehabilitation clinic Perci Health has joined group risk industry body Grid. Nicole Wassink, (pictured) chief commercial officer at Perci Health, said: "Joining Grid is an excellent opportunity for us to...

In the first of a new column, Steven Luk, executive director of employee benefits at Howden Insurance Brokers in Hong Kong, speaks to Health & Protection about celebrating his dad’s milestone birthday,...

Guardian is to now consider applicants with HIV for income protection. The commitment comes amid a series of changes to the firm's underwriting aimed at ensuring more customers living with HIV can...

Legal & General has launched an online claim submission facility following a successful pilot over the summer. Available through Legal & General’s protection self-serve portal, My Account, the new feature empowers policyholders...

Four in 10 NHS patients in England feel their health has worsened while waiting to be admitted to hospital. While latest data from NHS England puts waiting lists for treatment at 7.6...