Appointments / Industry

Private medical insurance (PMI) pricing is “really strange” at present with insurers chasing good risks but also wary of an impending claims deluge, according to advice firm Howden Employee Benefits. The intermediary...

Financial advice network Quilter has appointed Tazim Essani as a non-executive director with responsibility for promoting diversity and inclusion within the business. Essani (pictured) is the second non-executive director designated for engagement...

Steve Murray is to succeed John Deane as group CEO at life and pensions consolidator Chesnara, parent company of insurer Countrywide Assured, upon Deane's retirement at the end of the year. Murray,...

Aon has revealed the final bill for its failed merger with Willis Towers Watson could hit $1.4bn. The global consultant confirmed that a further $350m to $400m charge is expected as a...

Professional indemnity insurance (PII) costs saw dramatic swings for insurance intermediaries in 2020. According to data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the largest advice firms earning more than £10m per year...

Insurance intermediaries saw their revenue rise 1.8% last year to reach £17.6bn – up from £17.29bn in 2019. The £313m increase was mostly driven by a £235m rise in insurance-related income, but...

Healthcare trust provider Healix has announced a series of senior level promotions. Daniel Poole has been promoted to implementation manager, having worked at Healix for more than 10 years across its sales,...

Outgoing disability and access ambassador Johnny Timpson has emphasised some of the key changes the insurance industry has embraced since he took up the role three years ago. Timpson (pictured) highlighted that...

Zurich head of market engagement Peter Hamilton has been appointed as disability and access ambassador for the insurance sector. Hamilton is taking over from Johnny Timpson who finished his three-year stint as...

A Darlington-based mental health hospital has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is to exit special measures. The Priory Hospital Middleton St George (pictured) in Darlington had been...