Appointments / Industry

Life insurance broker Protect Line has appointed Pedro Coimbra Fernandes as chief financial officer. Fernandes has held CFO roles at a number of organisations including AIG (American International Group) where he covered...

Ensuring line managers regularly review employees' workload, introducing engagement surveys and reviewing their occupational health provision are just some of the ways employers can guard against employee burnout. Health & Protection kicked...

British Friendly has reported a 52% year-on-year increase in the amount it paid out in income protection (IP) claims in 2020, equivalent to £5.6m paid to over 1,300 members. The mutual revealed...

Axa Health has appointed Sarah Hughes as head of strategic clients. Hughes (pictured) joins from Aviva where she had spent more than six years as key accounts national sales manager. She will...

A mortgage and property finance collective has announced it is set to launch a new bank next month supporting the whole financial services industry. The bank, whose name will be revealed on...

Designating long Covid an occupational disease could make it easier for workers to pursue successful personal injury claims, with healthcare firms potentially at greater risk, lawyers have warned. The warning follows reports...

US healthcare provider CVS Health has appointed Shawn Guertin as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective 28 May 2021. Guertin is replacing Eva Boratto, who is leaving the company after...

Huw Evans is stepping down as director general of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) at the end of the year. Evans, who has been director general since February 2015, will be...

Employee benefits and services provider Personal Group Holdings has appointed Liam McGrath as chief operating officer. McGrath has held COO and senior operations roles at private and public companies within the financial,...

Online health insurance marketplace EHealth has secured a $225m (£159.6m) investment from global alternative investment firm HIG Capital. California-headquartered EHealth operates an online marketplace offering consumers a choice of insurance products including...