SME

Advisers operating in the health and protection insurance industries will not now be charged with funding the regulator’s advice guidance boundary review (AGBR). Fee rates for advisers will also be trimmed slightly...

Claire Ginnelly is joining Equipsme as a non-executive director. As managing director of Premier Choice Group, Ginnelly (pictured) led the business through a period of growth ahead of its subsequent acquisition by...

Western Provident Association (WPA) has become a corporate member of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). Kathryn Vellacott, head of distribution and proposition at WPA, (pictured) said: "Joining AMII is...

PIB sales director Karl Scott is to join Axa Health as head of SME Direct in a newly created role. Scott’s appointment follows the departure of head of intermediary management and SME...

Broadstone has appointed Bethany Devin as principal consultant – health and risk within its employee benefits consulting division. Devin (pictured) joins from Everywhen where she was a principal consultant. A former a...

The government is to create a workplace health intelligence unit to help reduce employee absence and, therefore, boost productivity. The move was announced today in an update of Sir Charlie Mayfield’s Keep...

Almost a third (32%) of employers stated they signpost support on demand, according to Everywhen. The research conducted by Opinium for Everywhen among 500 HR decision-makers across the UK found that 13%...

UK companies could unlock a £9.9bn “productivity premium” by encouraging their employees to discuss their health and wellbeing needs, a British Standards Institution (BSI) study found. Creating a culture of trust, where employees...

Anders Lewis has joined Healix Health as client director. Lewis (pictured) joins from Gallagher where he was corporate consulting client team lead and was previously a benefits consulting team leader and before...

Health screening firm Bluecrest is launching two new tools aimed at aiding businesses in their decision making around health and wellbeing benefits. This is according to Dr Martin Thornton, chief medical officer...