Appointments / Industry

AIG Life has appointed Neil Davies as commercial director, reporting to Phil Willcock, the provider's CEO. The appointment comes following the decision of Nicola Dryden, partnership director, to leave AIG Life after...

Legal & General Insurance has appointed Dr Tarun Gupta as medical officer (MO). An NHS GP, clinical commissioner and occupational physician, he will provide medical opinion on complex group risk cases to...

Paul Avis is stepping down from his role as strategic propositions director of protection at Canada Life Group Insurance and leaving the provider after 11 years. Avis (pictured) leaves Canada Life by...

Romana Abdin, the chief executive of Simplyhealth, is to step down from the role after seven years at the helm. A spokesperson for the healthcare provider confirmed that Abdin (pictured) will step...

Tributes are being made to Bill Poynton, one of the “founding fathers” of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII), who has passed away. Leading the tributes, Michael Payne, general secretary of...

Aviva has appointed Doug Brown, the current CEO of Canada Life, as CEO of its UK & Ireland Life Insurance business. Brown succeeds Angela Darlington who has decided to ‘move away from...

Geoff Maggs has joined specialist healthcare intermediary Medical Expenses Consulting as head of international clients. Maggs (pictured) began his career in private medical insurance (PMI) began in 1990 working for Bupa, then...

Aviva has appointed Pippa Lambert as a non-executive director. Lambert (pictured) was previously global head of human resources at Deutsche Bank where she was responsible for leading the development of a HR...

Paul Brencher, managing director of individual protection at Aviva UK, has been appointed as the new chair of the Association of British Insurers’ Protection Board. Brencher (pictured), who succeeds outgoing chair Dominic Grinstead...

Outgoing Bupa Group CEO Evelyn Bourke is to join Marks & Spencer as a non-executive director next year. Bourke (pictured left) is due to retire from her current role at Bupa at...