Appointments / Industry

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Direct Line Group CEO Penny James as chairwoman of its practitioner panel. James (pictured) has been a panel member since September 2020 and will take...

Sun Life US has appointed Irlande Audenier (pictured) as vice president for group and voluntary claims. In her new role, Audenier will provide strategic direction for the group claims organisation and also...

The Santé Group has promoted Tony Ford to the board of its life insurance business, Santé Life. Ford (pictured) started with Nugent Santé as a consultant in 2014 before moving into Santé...

The Exeter has signed up to the Vulnerable Customer Charter, developed by the UK Financial Vulnerability Taskforce (FVT) to promote greater understanding and establish best practices in respect of consumer vulnerability. The...

LSL Property Services and Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) both added hundreds of advisers to their networks in last year. LSL Property Services revealed its Primis network of financial advisers has increased by...

Cromwell Hospital has opened an international endometriosis treatment centre while HCA Healthcare has invested £7m in four new surgical robots. Cromwell Hospital's new international centre will help women get a diagnosis and...

Chubb has appointed Alex Faynberg as division president of Chubb Workplace Benefits. In his new role Faynberg (pictured) will be responsible for overall growth and profitability of the insurer and will report...

Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD) has appointed senior protection industry leaders Rose St Louis and Peter Hamilton to its board. The IUAD campaign funds work into research projects to search for a...

WPA is extending mental health cover on its retail health insurance plans. Cover for hospital and outpatient treatment has been added to the existing health and wellbeing helplines and structured counselling sessions...

Aetna International is launching a toolkit to help clients roll out wellbeing tools, resources and services to support their workforce. Aetna Well-being provides guidance, advice and resources, so organisations can provide clearer...