Appointments / Industry

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Richard Lloyd as interim chairman. Lloyd is the FCA’s senior independent director and will take up the post on 1 June ahead of the appointment...

OneFamily has appointed Steve Colsell as chairman, succeeding Christina McComb who will step down at the firm's annual general meeting in June. McComb served on the board of Engage Mutual from 2005...

Claire Ginnelly is leaving her position as executive director of Premier Choice Healthcare. However, she will be continuing her work as vice-chairwoman of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). Ginnelly...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased by 48,000, according to official data. Office for National Statistics (ONS) data...

Insurer Guardian has appointed Georgia d’Esterre as head of marketing. Starting her new role on 7 February, d’Esterre (pictured) has almost two decades of marketing experience in financial services. She is joining...

Mental health and wellbeing provider LifeWorks has acquired Breaking Free, a UK-based provider of behavioural health solutions for substance use intervention. LifeWorks said it expects the purchase will accelerate growth by adding...

Punter Southall Aspire has appointed David Taylor as managing principal to spearhead its health and protection practice. Taylor (pictured) joins from consultant firm Connor Broadley where he was benefits consulting director for...

The Worldwide Broker Network has appointed Enrique Acevedo to it's board of directors, effective immediately. Acevedo is the CEO of Correcol, a Colombian insurance broker, which employs more than 250 staff with...

Advisers are practicing what they preach when it comes to mental health this Time to Talk Day. Today is Time to Talk Day - a day dedicated to driving mental health conversations...

The 2022 edition of The PMI Handbook has been published for brokers seeking information on the array of PMI plans available in the UK market. It is the book’s 30th year in...