Appointments / Industry

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...

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....