Appointments / Industry

While younger generations - particularly men - are getting better at talking about their own mental health issues, the nation is facing a "double whammy" from the aftermath of the pandemic and...

International Medical Group (IMG) has made two key appointments, including installing Amanda Winkle as chief operating officer (COO). The insurer has also appointed Sophie Cummins as regional business development manager for the...

Unum UK has revealed it has surpassed two million employees insured across its product range for the first time. The figure includes insured employees covered by group income protection, group critical illness,...

The director of an Ayrshire health and wellbeing company has been banned from acting as a director for 10 years after fraudulently claiming a £30,000 government Bounce Back Loan (BBL). Monica Coyle...

The number of people in the UK suffering long Covid symptoms for more than a year has rocketed above the one million mark for the first time, according to official figures. Latest...

Eight in 10 UK employees have cut spending on routine healthcare costs, according to a snapshot survey by Health Shield Friendly Society. The survey carried out by Health Shield last month among...

Advice firm Oneglobal has appointed Huichih Ko as executive director. Based in Taiwan, Ko will be working closely with the Asia Leadership team in growing the Asian business. A veteran insurance practitioner,...

Guardian has launched on UnderwriteMe’s protection platform sourcing system. The platform allows advisers to compare fully underwritten buy-now quotes on multiple products from a range of providers. Guardian said the partnership would...

The founder of Peachy has told Health & Protection that the start-up health insurer expects to roll out its group product by early April 2023 at the latest and revealed why the...

The Consumer Duty and the continuing cost of living crisis are among the key challenges facing advisers at the moment. But Health & Protection has found advisers are rising to these challenges...