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Charles Randell has asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to start the process to appoint his successor as chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Randell, who...

Aviva has appointed Fran Bruce as managing director (MD) of protection to oversee the individual and group businesses under one role – replacing Paul Brencher and Kathryn Stringer respectively. Brencher was previously...

LifeSearch CEO Tom Baigrie and former Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) executive chairman Stuart Scullion have been recognised with Outstanding Contribution Awards at the first UK Health & Protection Awards....

Legal & General is merging its insurance and retail retirement divisions, Health & Protection has learned. The insurer revealed the changes to staff yesterday afternoon and confirmed the move to Health &...

LV= has pledged to permanently maintain its payment holiday for struggling and vulnerable protection policyholders. The insurer is also planning a simplification of its critical illness (CI) product line which will allow...

GP surgeries in England are to receive additional funding as part of a plan to help them see more patients face-to-face. The plan, published today by the NHS and the Department of...

Bupa Global has launched Bupa LifeWorks employee assistance programme and digital wellbeing platform Bupa LifeWorks. It will be available to all group schemes, SME and corporate, and their employees as standard across...

The winners of first UK Health & Protection Awards have been announced at a glittering ceremony at the Hilton Bankside in London. More than 500 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together...

International insurance broking group Howden has reached agreement to acquire chartered insurance broker Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, sees...

Global healthcare network and insurance service provider Medigo has promoted Aurélien Gueye from chief operating officer to managing director and chief executive officer. Gueye (pictured) will be assisted by global business network...