Royal London has appointed Peter Josse as group chief operating officer. Josse joins on 4 March 2024 and will report to the mutual's group CEO Barry O’Dwyer. Over a career spanning 20...
Read morePacific Prime has extended its operations in Asia with the finalisation of its acquisition of MIT Insurance Brokers, an insurance brokerage firm in Malaysia. MIT Insurance, which has operated in Malaysia for...
Read moreThere is no getting around the fact that cancer treatment is costly. Mindful of these costs, the focus for insurers is firmly on prevention and early diagnosis and a more individualised approach...
Read moreAxa has blamed higher health claims frequency in the UK as one of the primary factors behind an 8% decline in life and health earnings for 2023. The insurer's full year results...
Read moreZurich Life saw a record-high profit for its life insurance, totalling $2.1bn for 2023, according to its latest results. Life showed business operating profit of $2,060m in 2023, up from $1,487m in...
Read moreInsurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised £6.5bn for the Treasury between April 2023 and January 2024 compared to £5.9bn in the same period of the previous year according to latest HM Revenue &...
Read moreUK businesses will be urged to tackle in-work sickness and stop people from falling out the workforce, following the appointment of Dame Carol Black as the government’s new occupational health tsar. Black,...
Read moreSimplyBiz has launched MyLearning Academy, an online learning portal developed in partnership with Competent Adviser. The academy, available from today (21 February) to all SimplyBiz member firms, offers support on a range...
Read moreAn unnamed insurer has come in for praise from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for highlighting policy exclusions on its website before customers even begin to start applications. In its Consumer Duty...
Read moreCanada Life's closure of its individual protection business cost the insurer C$29m, approximately £17.1m, it has reported. This is according to 2023 financial results for the company's parent Great West Life Co...
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