Appointments / Industry

The Exeter has appointed former Legal & General General Insurance operations director Claire Hird as customer service director. Hird (pictured) joined the mutual this month and will oversee the underwriting, claims, and...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has emphasised that its Consumer Duty applies equally to services such as advice and distribution as it does to products. The regulator also highlighted that insurers cannot...

Firms' target markets are always likely to include vulnerable people so the Consumer Duty requires them to consider whether their products have features that risk harm to all customers - including those...

Bupa has launched MyHealthcare - a range of health benefits for its more than 15,000 frontline employees across its care homes and dental practices. Staff will benefit from a range of primary care...

Parents are more likely to be worried about money and the risk of being unable to work through serious illness or injury than those without dependents, but the vast majority have failed...

The second half of 2022 had the highest mortality rate in twelve years, including the two previous years of the pandemic, according to analysis from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) conducted by...

Scottish Friendly has appointed Stephen Campbell as chief operating officer. Campbell has over 25 years’ experience within the financial services industry and has held a number of senior executive positions, most recently...

Health & Protection has learned of two further departures from William Russell, but the international private medical insurance (IPMI) provider said there has not been a major restructure at the firm. Yesterday...

MetLife UK has promoted Justin Harper to head of propositions for the UK - taking responsibility for both individual and group protection. Harper joined MetLife back in September as individual protection product...

Paradigm Protect - which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services - has added group insurer YuLife to its panel. YuLife provides a range of group insurance products for companies to protect employees...