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VitalityHealth has promoted its head of underwriting Pippa Andrews to director of corporate business.

Nearly half (46%) of those surveyed said they would never take out life insurance as part of their estate planning, and almost three quarters (72%) said they didn't see a need to use life insurance at all according to research by Canada Life.

Mark Myers, British Friendly's outgoing CEO, has joined Direct Life as a non-exec director.

Cirencester Friendly has paid 94.7% of claims in 2016, an increase on last year's figure of 94%.

Life and general insurance arms combined

Aviva is bringing its UK life insurance, general insurance and health insurance business under the leadership of Andy Briggs as its European head departs.

Aviva is the only insurance firm to make this year's Top 100 Employers list, released today by lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity, Stonewall.

Just less than three-quarters (71%) of brokers agreed that focusing on the quality of their customer outcomes was the most important aspect of their day to day role, according to research by Legal and General.

Simplyhealth announces that, after a 21 year career with Denplan and Simplyhealth, Steve Gates is stepping down as Managing Director of Denplan and will be leaving the Company at the end of January 2017.

Shanti Duggal, the chief operating officer of UnderwriteMe, is taking a step back within the technology firm to work on a consultancy basis as he moves towards retirement.