Appointments / Industry

Shepherds Friendly has appointed Laura Gauden as head of sales with a brief to grow the mutual society’s intermediary partnerships. Gauden (pictured) brings more than 20 years of mortgage and insurance intermediary...

Sam Traynor, product development and pricing actuary at Shepherds Friendly, speaks to Health & Protection about encountering presumptive people early in his working life in another sector, his more positive experience in...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has formed a Professional Communities Advisory Board (PCAB) to help shape it’s work and strategic priorities. The board features senior leaders from across claims, underwriting and advisory...

Sir Keir Starmer has resigned as prime minister and leader of the Labour party following several weeks of turmoil. Former mayor of Manchester and newly-elected MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham has confirmed...

Beagle Street has launched its first two protection products into the intermediary market – life insurance and critical illness (CI) plans. Health & Protection has key details of the products - which...

Rising medical inflation should be seen as an opportunity to make private medical insurance (PMI) products relevant for modern consumer needs, according to Jenny Nye. The head of proposition for Aviva Health...

Beagle Street has formally launched into the advised protection market with its first life insurance and critical illness (CI) products. The launch follows a pilot with a group of intermediaries, whose feedback...

Half of GPs support the principle of giving patients a choice of where they receive their NHS treatment, however many report difficulties in the process. This included NHS structures, a lack of...

John Hilson, COO risk director, Axa UK and Ireland, speaks to Health & Protection about passive engagement with Pride, the importance of inclusive language and why the past two years has put...

Aviva is transitioning more than 80% of medical examinations from traditional doctor examinations to nurse-led medical screenings. The insurer said the changes to its non-medical underwriting limits aimed to make the process...