Appointments / Industry

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...

Legal & General Insurance has appointed Jeff Woods as its new head of intermediary development. Woods, who has held a variety of roles including mortgage broker, financial planner, as well as sales...

Rob Barker, MD of Aviva’s health and protection business, is to move to managing director of the insurer's savings & retirement business. Barker (pictured), whose appointment is with immediate effect, will report...

Employers should consider adding digital access to GPs, early intervention services and private healthcare to their benefits arsenal to effectively manage the hidden threat posed by long Covid. Christine Husbands, managing director...

Poor mental health among employees directly damages business performance, new research from the Reward and Employee Benefits Association (REBA) and insurer AXA Health shows. The research, released this morning, reveals 95% of...

Healthcare review platform Doctify has announced an additional $7.5m (£5.4m) in its latest funding round, taking its overall investment to date to $20m. This latest round was led by Keen Venture Partners,...

Digital health provider HealthHero has appointed Kayleigh Hartigan as vice president and chief of staff. She joins from rival Zava where she was chief commercial officer. Hartigan has also held roles at...

Patients may have grounds for a medical negligence claim where delays to their treatment has led to the worsening of their condition. This morning, analysis carried out by independent charity The Health...