Appointments / Industry

HCB Group has appointed Loraine Van Eeden as a non-executive director to its UK board. Van Eeden, who previously worked as global head of claims for Swiss Re and more recently for...

Cigna Europe has made two key hires as it expands its adviser-facing sales team. Simon Parker has joined from Bupa Global to lead Cigna's large corporate sales team for UK domestic and...

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) staff have overwhelmingly backed strike action in protest over changes to the regulator’s pay and benefits policy announced in October. The FCA’s original proposals included adding an excess...

Sesame Network is providing mortgage and protection platform Smartr365's technology to its members. Under the agreement, Sesame will fully fund the cost of Smartr365’s platform for its network members. The solution supports...

The Openwork Partnership has appointed Rob Askham as propositions director. Previously commercial director at Santander Asset Management UK, Askham spent 21 years with Santander holding senior roles across asset management, mortgages and marketing....

Sodexo UK and Ireland has engaged Spectrum.Life to provide a revamped employee assistance programme (EAP) digital wellbeing service for the organisation's staff. Sodexo has provided an EAP to staff since 2015. However...

Julie Godley is succeeding Craig Brown as director of intermediary at Legal & General Insurance, leading the insurer’s distribution of protection products through advisers. Godley is taking the role on an interim...

A booming housing market is leading to an increase in protection sales and advisers say it is now easier to have conversations with mortgage customers due to concerns around the pandemic. But...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Direct Line Group CEO Penny James as chairwoman of its practitioner panel. James (pictured) has been a panel member since September 2020 and will take...

Sun Life US has appointed Irlande Audenier (pictured) as vice president for group and voluntary claims. In her new role, Audenier will provide strategic direction for the group claims organisation and also...