One in four employees (24 per cent) working for smaller companies would like their employer to provide income protection insurance, following the Covid-19 pandemic according to new research. When asked which employee...
Online GPs could deliver cost savings for UK businesses of up to £1.5bn, according to a new report from Axa PPP healthcare. The report – Digital health: the changing landscape of how we...
The majority of advisers are concerned that ‘virtual’ meetings and a lack of face-to-face contact is becoming a barrier to developing new client relationships. The use of video conferencing has surged since...
Group risk professionals are celebrating the confirmation that group life assurance is exempt from having to register with the Trust Registration Service, saving an extra admin burden for over 50,000 group life and critical...
Howden Broking Group has bought a 60 per cent stake in Spanish flex provider Compensa, expanding its footprint in both Spain and Mexico. The business is also known as a specialist in...
Benefits professionals have welcomed today’s announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak of a package of initiatives to help protect and create jobs, and are emphasising the importance of motivated employees to fuelling the...
One in three employers don’t offer support to help long-term absent employees return to work, according to new research. Group Risk Development (Grid) says that 31 per cent of employers do not...
Aegon is the latest insurer to report a significant drop in critical illness claims during the coronavirus lockdown. The insurer said that 37 per cent fewer policyholders claimed on CI policies in...
MetLife’s 2019 Employee Benefits Trends Study revealed that six out of ten employees say that benefits were an important reason why they joined their company and 72% said having benefits customised to meet...
How has the delivery of group risk products and services been affected by the Covid-19 lockdown? The lockdown has forced all parties – brokers, employers, employees and insurers – to operate online,...
