Appointments / Industry

Two in 10 employers are thinking about introducing group critical illness cover, according to research from Broadstone. The consultant’s second UK Employee Benefits landscape report surveyed 200 organisations and found there had...

Yavia is integrating Sikoia’s AI document processing solution into its digital platform. The firms said clients just need to upload documents once, with the key information automatically extracted and validated. With Sikoia...

Employers need a strategy if they are to offer the right cancer support at the right price to young workers, hears Abigail Montrose   Young workers are looking to their employers to...

Pacific Life Re has appointed Soichiro Makimoto as head of its Japan representative office. Makimoto joins from Moody’s Japan and brings more than 25 years of experience across the insurance and banking...

Allianz Partners has expanded its health and benefits network into Africa through its regional partnership with SanlamAllianz.  It creates an integrated global employee health benefits network across Africa in 11 countries. Global...

Benenden Health has added skin cancer detection service SkinVision to its products giving access to all its 870,000 membership. New members will be able to access the service from day one joining....

Aviva is providing an employee assistance programme (EAP) to clients with any of its group protection policies for no additional charge as part of a new arrangement with HealthHero which is replacing...

Mortgage and protection advice firm Vickers Young has joined network Stonebridge. Founded in 2012 by managing director Corby Macdonald, the Leicestershire firm expanded from a sole adviser operation into a 12-strong team...

Howden has appointed Carla Hammond as chief financial officer for Howden Health & Employee Benefits (HEB) and Barnett Waddingham (BW). In this role, she will lead financial strategy, governance and performance across...

Pivotal Growth has acquired Xact Mortgages, a mortgage and protection broker based in Solihull, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2007 by Jeremy Brown, Xact Mortgages has grown to a team of...