Appointments / Industry

German private insurance customers have experienced a high rise in fees, according to figures from the country's Federal State Office. The Local reports figures from Germany's  Federal Statistical Office for March of...

Healthcare firm HealthHero has set its sights on further growth and more strategic buys following its acquisition of French telehealth firm Qare. Last week, Health & Protection reported on the acquisition that...

Rob Harvey has joined life insurance information service Protection Guru as a technical protection specialist. Harvey, previously a specialist protection expert at protection specialist Drewberry, will support the business in its continued...

Australian life insurer MLC Life Insurance has made two senior appointments to its finance team. Lesley Mamelok has been appointed general manager, finance & deputy CFO while Robert Baillie takes on the...

Swedish e-health firm Sanolium AB has named Lars Andåker as interim chief executive officer, effective immediately. Andåker, who succeeds Peter Gille, who has left the company, is a board member and has...

The Association of British Insurers' new online mental health training platform will ensure customers who disclose a mental health condition are treated consistently across the industry, according to director of policy for...

Stephen Hough has joined GRP-owned Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) as managing director. Hough's appointment follows on from Premier Choice's acquisition by GRP Group last year. Hough, whose most recent role was as...

Medibank has appointed David Koczkar as chief executive officer. Currently the Australian private medical insurer's chief customer officer, Koczkar assumes his new role from 17 May 2021. He succeeds Craig Drummond, who...

Canada Life has appointed Lindsey Rix as UK chief executive officer. Rix, who succeeds Doug Brown who left the life insurer late last year, will report into David Harney, president and chief...

Insurer Chubb has promoted Suresh Krishnan from chief operating officer, North America accident and health to executive vice president, head of North America specialty accident and health. In this expanded role, effective...