International

Global insurance broker Hub International has acquired the assets of US employee benefits agency Western Assurance Corp. An independent agency based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Western Assurance provides insurance solutions, including commercial...

Axa Global Healthcare has appointed Xavier Lestrade as CEO, replacing Tom Wilkinson who is stepping down on 1 May. Lestrade is currently global head of employee benefits for Axa Domestic Markets and...

Health & Protection is launching its first IPMI Summit for advisers and intermediaries working in the international private medical insurance sector. The Summit is the sector’s leading event where key senior figures...

Sun Life US has launched Benefits Explorer to help educate and prepare employees for benefits enrolment. The digital platform offers employees access to live benefits counsellors and direct links to their employer's...

Aetna International has extended its partnership with mental health platform Wysa. The expanded partnership now provides Aetna members and brokers with access to Wysa Plus which provides employers with mental health support...

Tariq Siddiqi has been appointed as commercial director at William Russell, succeeding Michael Lewars who is leaving the international health insurance provider after four years. Siddiqi was most recently sales director at...

Howden has appointed Nicolas Aubert (pictured) as CEO for its business in France. Aubert was most recently Willis Towers Watson's head of Great Britain and CEO of Willis Limited, which he left...

The Worldwide Broker Network has appointed Enrique Acevedo to it's board of directors, effective immediately. Acevedo is the CEO of Correcol, a Colombian insurance broker, which employs more than 250 staff with...

Private equity firm Cinven has reached an agreement to buy life insurance and long term savings provider International Financial Group (IFGL), the owner of RL360 and Friends Provident International. International Financial Group...

Cigna Europe has made two key hires as it expands its adviser-facing sales team. Simon Parker has joined from Bupa Global to lead Cigna's large corporate sales team for UK domestic and...