Appointments / Industry

Aviva has appointed Fran Bruce as managing director (MD) of protection to oversee the individual and group businesses under one role – replacing Paul Brencher and Kathryn Stringer respectively. Brencher was previously...

US life insurance broker Guaranteed Rate Insurance has appointed Jeff Wingate as executive vice president. Wingate (pictured) is charged with leading the team of more than 200 insurance professionals with a focus...

Legal & General is merging its insurance and retail retirement divisions, Health & Protection has learned. The insurer revealed the changes to staff yesterday afternoon and confirmed the move to Health &...

GP surgeries in England are to receive additional funding as part of a plan to help them see more patients face-to-face. The plan, published today by the NHS and the Department of...

International insurance broking group Howden has reached agreement to acquire chartered insurance broker Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, sees...

Global healthcare network and insurance service provider Medigo has promoted Aurélien Gueye from chief operating officer to managing director and chief executive officer. Gueye (pictured) will be assisted by global business network...

Square Health has gone live with advice firm Assured Futures as its first client through a partnership with Swiss Re’s Iptiq white-label insurance provider proposition. The deal means firms operating through the...

Insurance broker firm Partners& has appointed Marcia Reid as managing partner for wellbeing, engagement and benefits. Reid (pictured) was most recently managing director of the health and protection division of Stackhouse Poland...

An Aviva-backed project led by The Foundation for Young People's Mental Health (YPMH) and researchers at Cambridge University is exploring new methods of prevention, early intervention, diagnosis and treatment of depression in...

Swiss Re has entered into an exclusive partnership with mental health platform Wysa to create a global mental wellbeing app. The insurance-specific app will help consumers better track their mental wellbeing and...