Claire Ginnelly has joined Premier Choice Group (PCG), as head of private medical insurance (PMI) business development.
Ageas has put a strong first quarter down to acquisition of Groupama Insurances, with business results showing a rise in profits.
Ageas has signed up to buy Groupama Insurance Company Limited (GICL) for £116m.
Ageas UK and Groupama have announced they are in exclusive discussions in the UK.
Up to 100 jobs could be at risk after Simplyhealth announced it would move all its private medical insurance operations to its Bristol base.
Simplyhealth has completed its purchase of fellow health insurer Groupama Healthcare and revealed it will release a new private medical insurance product in the autumn.
Groupama is to sell its UK operation as the French insurer scrabbles to raise funds to shore up its EU debt position.
Groupama has suffered a ratings downgrade at the hands of Standard & Poor's despite the France-based insurer announcing a range of key strategic actions designed to halt the recent slide.
Simplyhealth believes the NHS is crumbling and now is the best chance to change the structure of the country's healthcare system in the last 50 years.
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (Amii) has warned that 2012 will be another tough year for the private medical insurance (PMI) sector.