Partners& acquires Direct Healthline

And partners with advo Group

Hemma Visavadia
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Partners& has expanded its wellbeing and benefits business by acquiring Direct Healthline for an undisclosed sum.

Direct Healthline, led by Isobel Skeates, offers a range of employee benefits, including group income protection. It's team will move over to Partners& and report to Marcia Reid, managing partner of the group's wellbeing, engagement and benefits team. Richard Skeates, director at Direct Healthline, explained that the decision to join Partners& was the "right move" for the company. "Partners& has a great proposition for clients and a culture that resonates with ours. I speak for our whole team when I say we are looking forward to this next adventure and to great success in the future,"...

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