Appointments / Industry

Willis Towers Watson has appointed Hugo Wegbrans as global head of broking and broking strategy within its risk and broking business segment. Wegbrans, who has spent most of his 35-year career with...

LV='s board has denied claims that Royal London's bid for the business would allow it to retain its mutual status and accused Royal London of "seeking to destabilise" its sale to Bain...

Specialist broker Cura Financial Services has linked up with The Openwork Partnership. The financial advice network said the arrangement with Cura would enable its advisers to help clients with specialist protection needs...

Pam Whelan, group sales director of Simplyhealth and Denplan, has left the combined business after more than 20 years as part of a management shake-up. Chief commercial officer Mark Hamson has also...

Bain Capital has released a statement committing itself to "significant" investment in LV= to grow its policy holders to more than two million and boost life insurance and managed fund product sales....

Ramsay Health Care’s failed £1.4bn takeover of fellow hospital group Spire Healthcare cost the business more than £2.6m. In a quarterly trading update posted to the Australian Stock Exchange, Ramsay revealed the...

International insurer Global Benefits Group (GBG) has appointed Jeff Herman as managing director of the North America Region. Herman (pictured) will be responsible for overseeing the international health, life, disability and travel...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2021 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...

Advisers working in the health and protection insurance markets have been given a reprieve from an additional £61m bill by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) this year, but will be the...

HCB has set its sights on extending services to all of sub Saharan Africa following its launch into South Africa (SA). Earlier this week the Oxfordshire-based firm announced it had opened an...