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A shortfall in technical skills and a retiring workforce is proving a key pain point for health and protection insurers and their technology systems, writes Owain Thomas.   Download the roundtable supplement...

Versed Financial, an appointed representative of network Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), has appointed broadcaster Sally Mitchell, as a mortgage and protection consultant. Mitchell (pictured) has appeared on television and radio discussing the...

Telus Health has appointed Paul Hawke as business development director. Hawke (pictured) joins from William Russell where he had been international sales manager since July of last year. He joined William Russell...

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Eric McMurray as chairman, health, wealth and career (HWC). In his role, McMurray will support M&A readiness, strategy execution, client growth and senior leadership development. The...

Chris Carroll took over as CEO of Bupa Insurance UK at the start of the year, taking over at the helm of the UK's largest health insurer from Alex Perry who had...

Guardian insurance paid more than £21m in protection claims in 2024, up from £15m in 2023. This included 100% of life claims, 94% of terminal illness (TI) and 92% of critical illness...

Three of the highest quarters for admissions paid for with private medical insurance (PMI) occurred in 2024, a year in which there were more private hospital admissions than any previous year on...

Krysalis has joined the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF). Krysalis is a neurological occupational rehabilitation service for individuals who have suffered a brain injury or struggle with neurological conditions. It launched in...

Simon Friday will start his new role as a broker sales manager with Benenden Health on 16 June. Health & Protection reported that Friday had left his position at Brown & Brown...

CIExpert has revamped its Insight Zone Dashboard. The revamped dashboard acts as an overview for the existing Insight Zone pages for critical illness (CI), income protection (IP), and life cover, by providing...