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Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Carl Hess as its next president and CEO. Hess has been promoted from his position as head of investment, risk and reinsurance and the adviser, immediately...

Legal & General Group Protection has launched a new online quote and buy platform for advisers. The platform offers quick access to quotes through automated underwriting and identifies and refers any less...

Trade bodies the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) and Group Risk Development (Grid) have combined to produce a guide to business protection. The has been produced to explain some of the people...

AIG Life and Retirement has promoted Tim Heslin to president of its US life insurance business. Heslin joined AIG in 1999 and was most recently chief life product, pricing and underwriting officer...

PIB Employee Benefits has appointed Tony Powis as non-executive chairman as the firm begins a global expansion. Powis has held a number of senior positions across the industry including as chairman, chief...

Legal & General is delaying cover for one year for clinically vulnerable customers who have not had the full Covid-19 vaccination, as insurers are beginning to take vaccination status into account for...

Aston Lark Ireland has acquired broker firm A.R. Brassington & Co, a subsidiary of the ARB Group whose group managing director Cathal O'Brien will be departing. Dublin-based Brassington Insurance is one of...

Only 39% of businesses think their employee mental health support is fit for modern-day purposes, according to research from consultant Aon. In fact 28% of firms said they did not believe they...

US managed care provider Centene Corporation has appointed Rich Fisher as senior vice president and medicare CEO. Fisher, who will oversee the firm's medicare strategy, product development, sales, and operations, joined Centene...

More than one in 10 people in the UK have chosen to miss or delay a cancer screening, according to a study by Bupa Health Clinics. The top reasons for missing or...