Group Risk

Foresters Friendly Society has joined the trade body Group Risk Development (Grid).  Foresters, which was established 1834, is a group risk business that specialises in insuring police federations. It providers life insurance,...

Broadstone has appointed Jason Oliver to be a senior consultant, with a specific focus on business development. Oliver joins from Capita where he was director of business development and prior to this...

Company benefit packages has persuaded 10.8m people to accept a new job role, according to new research from Canada Life.  It found that around a third of UK workers said that competitive...

Benefits provided by not-for-profit healthcare providers are saving the nation’s around £1bn a year in NHS and welfare funding, according to a new report. Analysis by actuarial consultants OAC, part of the...

The insurance industry has made “good progress” on improving board diversity and setting targets on neurodiversity, but progress on increasing the number of apprenticeships has “stalled”. These were the conclusion of a...

Group Risk Development updated its statement of best practice for supplier agreements in response to an increasing number of employers devising their own contracts.  Grid says it has seen more employers proposing...

Broadstone has appointed Richard Pringle as a principal consultant within the health and protection team of its employee benefits consulting division. Pringle joins from Mercer Marsh benefits, where he has worked for...

Benefits platform Cloud8 has been bought by Benefex in a deal that sees its entire team move over to the organisation. Benefex says the deal reflects its continued investment in providing online...

Mental health-related conditions are now the primary driver of absenteeism in the UK, surpassing work-related musculoskeletal disorders. The post-Covid era has ushered in a significant increase in mental health issues in workplaces,...

Employers think the cost-of-living crisis is now the biggest cause of stress among their workforce, according to new research from Group Risk Development (Grid). These findings were consistent across much of the...