Appointments / Industry

Aviva’s UK health and protection business saw profits rise to £107m in the first half of 2021, up by a third from the same period last year. The insurer also noted it...

Quilter saw its profits slashed in half while 141 advisers left the firm after deciding they did not want to become restricted in the first six months of 2021. The network said...

Insurers large and small across the health and protection industry are resuming face-to-face meetings with advisers as lockdown measures ease and more people are fully vaccinated. And Zurich has revealed it its...

Advice firm Succession Wealth has appointed Andrew Barker as director of proposition. In his new role Barker will be responsible for making further enhancements to Succession’s proposition across several key areas including...

Jonathan Brown will succeed Lord Field of Birkenhead as chairman of health cash plan provider Medicash as Lord Field steps down after 18 years of work at the firm, 10 of those...

Australian bank and financial services provider Westpac has agreed to sell its life insurance business to TAL Dai-ichi Life Australia, a subsidiary of Japanese life insurer Dai-ichi Life Group, for A$90m (£47.6m)....

The financial industry Blood Bank initiative, which is encouraging people in the sector to donate blood, is hosting its first Bloodstock party night with live music, dancing, food and drinks. The Bloodstock...

Johnny Timpson has called on insurers to become national leaders on disability and accessibility as he takes on a new role as a commissioner at the Financial Inclusion Commission (FIC). Timpson (pictured)...

US healthcare provider Paradigm has appointed Elizabeth Bierbower to its board of directors. Bierbower (pictured) was a board member of Clara Insurance and member of Humana's executive management team where she led...

International insurance adviser Howden has launched into Italy with the acqusition of Italian broker Andrea Scagliarini. Howden Italy's launch comes weeks after the appointments of Luigi Sturani and Enrico Nanni as CEO...