International

Minimum qualifications for health insurance intermediaries must be introduced to ensure all customers achieve better healthcare outcomes, advisers have argued. The panel at Health & Protection’s Middle East international private medical insurance...

US Medicaid provider AmeriHealth Caritas has appointed Loretta Lenko (pictured) as president of its exchange business. Lenko will oversee AmeriHealth Caritas Next, the company’s exchange business which was announced in October last...

Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has made two senior appointments as it continues expanding its international business. The intermediary firm has appointed Leigh Dauncey as global benefits director for The Middle East,...

US mutual life insurer New York Life has appointed Wykeeta Peel as market manager of its African American Market Unit (AAMU). Peel will be responsible for developing and executing New York Life's...

The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 has been revealed. In all 37 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...

Australian superannuation fund Mercy Super has appointed Zurich Australia as its life insurance partner, effective from 1 August. The partnership will see Zurich provide a comprehensive insurance offering and benefits to Mercy...

Allianz is selling a majority stake in its Russian operations to Interholding following its decision to scale back operations in the country. In April, Allianz told Health & Protection that it was...

Health insurance provider GeoBlue has appointed Diego Fernández as president and chief executive officer, effective from 13 June. As well as serving on GeoBlue's board, Fernández had been with Bupa since 2011,...

Czech insurance broker Respect has joined the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) as a member. Launched in 1993, Respect is a Prague-headquartered insurance broker focused on business insurance in the Czech and Slovak...

The level of a cancer sufferer's physical activity can have a direct, positive impact on their survival chances, according to data from Vitality. The insurer’s South African parent company Discovery analysed 88,000...