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Lockton hires three directors to help drive India expansion
Lockton has appointed Mukul Bhatia, Irfan Shirwani, and Prasanna Hunur, in director roles, to work at establishing it as the industry’s international broker in the Indian market. These key additions will support...
Read moreThe Exeter appoints chief information officer and insurance solutions head
The Exeter has appointed Ali Law as chief information officer and Toby Bainbridge to the newly created role of head of insurance solutions. Law was a former group head of digital transformation...
Read moreBupa extends GenesisCare contract until August 2027
Bupa has extended its partnership with private cancer care provider GenesisCare until August 2027. The contract renewal will see both organisations working to expand the provision of radiotherapy and systemic therapy services...
Read moreMore than three million Australians expected to drop health insurance this year
The rising cost of health insurance is pushing more than three million Australians to drop coverage this year, according to a new survey from Finder. The Finder survey of 1,070 Australians found...
Read morePDG adds two new firms and board member
The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has added Business Protected Ltd and Your Life Protected as members and appointed Chelsea Warren as board member. Warren, the head of financial protection at SPF Private...
Read moreFCA to launch customer vulnerability review
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has followed through on a commitment to launch a review into how financial services firms treat customers in vulnerable circumstances. Under the regulator's Consumer Duty, firms should...
Read moreEY appoints UK head of life and pensions
EY has appointed Alistair Brannan as UK head of life and pensions. Brannan (pictured) will also join EY’s UK insurance leadership team and remains client and markets leader for its financial services business...
Read moreLife insurer ‘DeadUnhappy’ as it is told to close to new life customers
DeadHappy has been told to close to new life insurance customers, with its underwriter no longer taking on any new business from the firm. The life insurance company, who last year courted...
Read moreMan who faked his own death jailed for three years over life insurance scam
A German man has been jailed after he was found to have faked his own death so that he could claim €4m on a series of life insurance policies. The Mirror reports...
Read moreHealth and wellbeing provider Vivup merges with benefits platform Perkbox
Health and wellbeing benefits provider Vivup, will merge with benefits and reward platform Perkbox, via a majority investment from US-based growth equity firm Great Hill Partners, it was announced today. “This brings...
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