Appointments / Industry

Online health insurance marketplace EHealth has secured a $225m (£159.6m) investment from global alternative investment firm HIG Capital. California-headquartered EHealth operates an online marketplace offering consumers a choice of insurance products including...

A lawyer is warning employers to focus on what reasonable adjustments they can make for returning workers with long Covid as people are likely to be protected under disability discrimination law. Philip...

Joint venture healthcare company Sutter Health Aetna has revealed plans to offer its fully insured products to employers across Northern California for the 2022 enrolment season. The move follows the California Department...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to introduce fresh demands on advisers and intermediaries to ensure they are operating in the customer’s best interests at all times. The rules will be...

Zurich has appointed Nick Erskine to the newly created role of director of distribution. Erskine (pictured) joins from AIG where he spent six and a half years, most recently as head of...

Protection and health insurance advisers will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy significantly reduced after the regulator updated its expectations for this financial year. For those pure protection and health...

Employers should offer long Covid sufferers who are prone to 'ploughing on' through illness practical, compassionate engagement as they ease back into the workplace. This is according to Dr Julie Denning, managing...

Private healthcare provider One Hatfield has appointed Claire Armstrong as its new hospital director. Armstrong (pictured) joins from provider BMI Healthcare where she was most recently executive director of its 121-bed-flagship Clementine...

Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Hayley Robinson as group chief underwriting officer. Currently UK chief underwriting officer at the insurer, Robinson (pictured) has previously held various management roles in underwriting at RSA...

Global professional services firm Aon has added three senior members to its national healthcare practice in the US. Audrey Greening, based in Washington, D.C., joins as chief broking officer within the firm’s...