Group Risk

The position of excepted group life policies (EGLP) and group income protection schemes have been thrown into question by a lack of clarity in the Finance Bill released last week. Experts say...

Income protection is a misnomer and the product should be rebranded to reflect the broader range of services it offers, say experts at the Corporate Adviser Healthcare and Group Risk Summit. Speaking...

A unified narrative that offers SMEs, micros and the Just About Managing tangible assistance is the best way for the benefits sector to influence Government’s shaping of the tax and regulatory framework....

The group income protection sector needs to do more to share its evidence base with government and the wider workplace health community if its views are to be given weight in formulating...

It is not every day that the Government tells the group risk industry that it likes what it does. Nor does it often ask how it can change things so more products...

Zurich is appointing Tulsi Naidu as CEO of its UK business, charged with driving the integration of its general insurance and life operations. Reporting to Gary Shaughnessy, CEO for Europe, Middle East...

Protection benefits should get the same salary sacrifice advantages as pensions says Canada Life Group Insurance scheme underwriting specialist Alan Sparks Since the Olympics have finished I have spent a lot of...

Aviva is partnering with Care First to offer access to its ‘EAP In Your Pocket’ app, which will be available to Aviva’s new and existing Group Income Protection clients from 1st January...

An open debate on how to develop incentives for group income protection is needed so the industry can present a coherent response to the recent DWP/DH Improving Lives Work, Health and Disability...

The Government has launched a green paper calling for better take-up of income protection insurance amongst employers and asking the industry to develop new products tailored to the needs of smaller firms....