First Actuarial has moved into the group protection sector, with a new consultancy service designed to support clients with wider employee benefits. The company has recruited a team of specialist consultants and...
Group protection sales may be on the up, with 900,000 new members covered on these workplace policies last year, but the new chair of the trade body, Group Risk Development (Grid) Colin...
Less than one in two employers would consider a benefits programme that supports all staff, according to new research from the trade body Group Risk Development. Employee Benefits were traditionally seen as...
The information drought accompanying this April’s announcement that Aviva had completed the £453 million acquisition of AIG Life left us knowing little more than when the deal was originally announced last September. At...
Anne Drugnick is to head Secondsight’s health and protection division, following the successful acquisition and integration of Punter Southall’s employee benefits advisory business. Secondsight is the employee benefits consulting arm of Foster...
Belfast-based financial services firm Kerr Henderson (KHFS) has been acquired by Michael Blaney, managing director of Ashtree Financial Services, and former owner of Autoline, for an undisclosed sum. The merger of KHFS and...
Group risk underwriters remain remarkably upbeat, despite the potential for the NHS crisis to boost claims. And the fact that intermediaries have few gripes to express about their activities might suggest their...
More than eight out of 10 (83 per cent) Legal & General group income protection claimants returned to work within the deferred period last year, according to the insurer. This figure includes...
The government continues to collect record amounts of insurance premium tax, with £615m collected in the first month of this financial year. This figure is 12 per cent higher than the equivalent...
Last year Royal London was the only provider to achieve a prestigious five-star rating in Corporate Adviser’s Service Ratings report — but do other providers deserve this honour this year? These comprehensive...
