The Department of Work and Pension has clarified that payouts from protection policies - including income protection, critical illness or terminal illness policies - will not impact on means-testing for Universal Credit....
It was the year David Hemery won the 400m hurdles Olympic gold medal, The Beatles released The White Album and a young Ron Wheatcroft joined an insurance company that was ultimately to become part of Swiss Re....
SMEs are struggling to attract and retain staff, according to new research from MetLife UK. Bosses companies employing between 50 and 300 staff say attracting talent is a bigger challenge than growing...
A deeper understanding of the value that group risk delivers to organisations is the key to expanding the new-to-market sales channel. That was the view of delegates at a Corporate Adviser/Canada Life Group Insurance round table debate...
Structural changes in the workplace, technological innovation, providers’ direct strategies and increased consolidation all mean group risk products must develop to thrive in the market of the future, said delegates at a Corporate Adviser round table in London...
So called ‘added-value services’ have grown in popularity with protection insurers in recent years. We were the first company to partner with an insurer in offering one. Insurers keen to differentiate loyalty and build trust...
This digital platform gives brokers a wealth of information on their clients, enabling them to quote, apply and renew policies using a single system. It is aimed at schemes insuring between 10...
Group risk insurers have been talking generically about early intervention for years - but now they are increasingly doing so in terms of the return on investment such approaches can bring. Premier Choice...
The announcement creates an opportunity for insurers to create new policies for individuals looking to cover their mortgage payments in the event they become incapable of working, says the Building Resilient Households...
Open to both intermediaries and providers, the academy will launch with two workshops. Areas covered include understanding the market, products and added-value benefits, taxation, legislation and underwriting. The first workshop is in...
