Appointments / Industry

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...

A lawyer is warning employers to focus on what reasonable adjustments they can make for returning workers with long Covid as people are likely to be protected under disability discrimination law. Philip...

Joint venture healthcare company Sutter Health Aetna has revealed plans to offer its fully insured products to employers across Northern California for the 2022 enrolment season. The move follows the California Department...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to introduce fresh demands on advisers and intermediaries to ensure they are operating in the customer’s best interests at all times. The rules will be...

Zurich has appointed Nick Erskine to the newly created role of director of distribution. Erskine (pictured) joins from AIG where he spent six and a half years, most recently as head of...

Protection and health insurance advisers will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy significantly reduced after the regulator updated its expectations for this financial year. For those pure protection and health...