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San Francisco-based Epic Insurance Brokers has appointed Christopher Keith as president of its mid-Atlantic region.  In his new role, Keith will be responsible for strategic leadership across the mid-Atlantic, driving growth, market...

High-net worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net worth (UHNW) individuals are increasingly globally mobile and in need of international private medical insurance (IPMI) to support their moves. Henley & Partners managing partner Stuart Wakeling...

Focusing on the real risks customers face is how Guardian plans to help the protection sector hit three million new sales, according to Carlton Hood (pictured speaking), who took over as the...

Benenden Health is now offering smartphone-based heart rhythm checks to its members.  It follows a pilot programme in which 87% of participating members expressed a strong interest in having FibriCheck's service included...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to cut the rate of interest charged on penalty awards made to customers who it judges have been disadvantaged by financial services firms. It has...

Cigna Healthcare Middle East has secured a Category A health insurance license from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in Oman. It authorises the insurer to underwrite, manage and issue health insurance under...

Blueberry Life is shifting away from being a pure life insurance provider primarily for people with chronic health conditions, to also promoting longer and healthier lifestyles, and has launched a crowdfunding campaign. ...

  If life is for living, then what could be a better outcome than giving clients an extra five years of healthy life. In recent years we’ve seen the way people live...

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...