Appointments / Industry

US-based health advisory firm Curi has appointed Brad Diericx as chief operating officer of its insurance solutions business. Diericx will take charge core elements of Curi's insurance business, including its medical professional...

Improving employee wellbeing has a direct link to how firms perform, according to a survey from global professional services firm Aon. The research, conducted in partnership with IPSOS, reveals improvements to employee...

Global financial assistance product provider CPP Group has appointed Carl Carter as CEO of its UK business. Carter (pictured) succeeds retiring UK MD Michael Whitfield who will remain with CPP Group, taking...

Private healthcare should be seen as an ally rather than competition to the NHS, according to Stuart Scullion, the outgoing executive chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). Scullion...

Award-winning journalist Owain Thomas has joined Health & Protection as editor, taking on the role from today. Thomas has more than a decade of experience working in the financial trade press. Thomas...

US health insurance firm Brella Insurance has raised a $15m (£10.8m) Series A funding round led by Brewer Lane Ventures to bring its supplemental health solution to employers across the US. Brella's...

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...