Appointments / Industry

Advisers working in the health and protection insurance markets have been given a reprieve from an additional £61m bill by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) this year, but will be the...

HCB has set its sights on extending services to all of sub Saharan Africa following its launch into South Africa (SA). Earlier this week the Oxfordshire-based firm announced it had opened an...

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Andy Peters as interim director of distribution and sales. Peters has more than 30 years' experience in the financial services industry including co-founding protection insurer Bright Grey which...

The winners of the first UK Health & Protection Awards were revealed at a glittering ceremony at the Hilton Bankside, London. Watch the video highlights of the night including celebrity guest host...

Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) has acquired Bournemouth-based private medical insurance (PMI) intermediary Equity Health Solutions. The value of the purchase is not being disclosed, but following its acquisition Equity Health Solutions will...

Allianz has appointed Anusha Thavarajah as regional chief executive officer of Allianz Asia Pacific. Thavarajah succeeds Solmaz Altin, who has decided to leave the organization on 1 December after 13 years with...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said it fully supports the use of targets to achieve diverse senior leadership teams and that the process works. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and...

Digital mental healthcare provider Koa Health has appointed Charlotte Hilton as UK commercial director. Hilton was most recently healthcare and B2B partnerships manager at Headspace, where she led development and management of...

Shadow justice secretary David Lammy believes prime minister Boris Johnson is blocking the introduction of ethnicity pay gap reporting. The Labour MP for Tottenham said his party had already committed to the...

Mercer Marsh Benefits has appointed Chris Bailey as UK & Ireland region leader and managing director. Bailey (pictured) succeeds Tony Wood, who moves to the role of regional leader and managing director...