International

Life insurer Octium Group has reached agreement on the acquisition of Credit Suisse Life & Pensions AG. The deal for the Credit Suisse subsidiary, which focuses primarily on German and Italian insurance...

Sri Lankan life insurer Janashakthi Insurance has appointed a former cricket world champion to its board. Cricket legend and member of the team that won the 2014 T20 Cricket World Cup, Mahela...

HDI Global Specialty has entered the private medical insurance (PMI) and international IPMI markets and has appointed underwriter Ben Haden from Generali to launch the operation. The firm, which is a joint...

Sri Lankan life insurer Softlogic Life Insurance has appointed Sanjaya Mohottala (pictured right) and Lalith Withana (pictured left) to its board as independent non-executive directors. The pair succeed outgoing directors Ray Abeywardena...

A fifth of Australians have admitted lying to secure a cheaper life insurance policy, according to research from Australian fintech Finder. The survey of 1,000 respondents found men (29%) were more likely...

Almost half of Canadian home workers are worried about contracting Covid-19 upon their return to the office, according to research from Canada Life. The study, conducted by Workplace Strategies for Mental Health...

Dublin-headquartered Spectrum.Life has raised €3m (£2.57m) to fund an overseas expansion of the digital health platform. The fundraising, completed with Act Venture Capital, will see the platform, which offers mental health and...

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has appointed Ying Yu as head of sustainability. Yu was most recently senior vice president at property management firm Prologis where she was responsible for the global...

Amazon Canada has launched My Wellbeing, an online wellbeing platform offering staff access to a range of physical, mental, social and financial care providers. The online retailer has been widely criticised throughout...

Insurers are seeing an increase in invoices as hospitals, specialists and dentists in the Far East try to recoup lost income during the Covid pandemic. This is according to Alistair Dickman, head...