More than three out of four businesses say they have seen increased rates of absenteeism due to long-term health problems according to a new UK-wide survey. Barnett Waddingham found that these problems...
Employee benefits specialist Steve Herbert will take on a new role with Occupational Health Assessment. Herbert also runs his own consultancy service, after working in benefits and wellbeing strategy for a number...
SPONSORED CONTENT Vanessa: Only recently, the group risk industry body GRiD reported that only one third (30%) of employers offered support to help employees with serious illness, such as cancer, to stay...
RedArc has reported a 57 per cent increase in the support it provides for children over the past three years - with a third of these being for mental health. RedArc offers ...
Some advisers view the SME sector as unprofitable when it comes to group risk. But Canada Life’s sales manager Rus Waygood says technology and better insurer support mean this is now a...
Reframe Cancer, which works with a number of insurers, has appointed Jenni Wilson as a non-executive director as it looks to further grow the business. Wilson has over 30 years’ commercial expertise...
Employer National Insurance contributions will increase from 13.8 percent to 15 percent from April 2025, chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed in her first Budget today. But there has been no introduction of...
Insurers are calling for the Chancellor to review taxation arrangements for group risk and healthcare policies in next week’s Budget to reduce “double taxation” on premiums. Many are concerned that tax rules...
Vitality has launched a new benefit statement for policyholders, setting out in pounds and pence the value of the various services and rewards used on its health and insurance plans. These statements...
The new government clearly has an overflowing in-tray and at present speaking to journalists about its plans for the group risk industry is further down the immediate ‘to do’ list. Neither Wes...
