Employee engagement with benefit programmes is falling, despite a third of employees saying they want more support with their health. PIB Benefits found that will 37 per cent of employees do not...
The FCA is launching a review into the operation of the pure protection market over concerns at unnecessary switching and loaded commissions. It will also examine whether products provide fair value for...
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned insurers and advisers about potential regulatory action amid concerns that some providers are failing to fully meet new Consumer Duty rules. These warnings follow a thematic...
The number of people using apps to access remote health and wellbeing services continues to rise steeply amid NHS delays. Data from Unum shows there has been a 266 per cent increase...
Cancer support specialist Reframe Cancer has joined the trade body Group Risk Development (Grid). Reframe Cancer provides assistance and care services for employers and employees impacted by cancer. As well as working...
Aviva has enhanced its group income protection and group critical illness policies by adding a new legal services benefit. This will be available to both insured and uninsured employees who work for...
Lower productivity caused by ill-health sickness is costing UK businesses an extra £25 billion a year, according to a new report from the Institute of Public Policy Research. The think tanks says...
Canada Life has appointed Dan Crook to be the new managing director of its group protection business. Crook has been with Canada Life for 23 years, joining the business in 2001 as...
It has been another year of very strong growth in the workplace healthcare and protection market, with an increase in the number of employees covered on group risk, PMI and cash plan...
The corporate cash plan market has grown for the fifth consecutive years, with 14.5 per cent increase in the number of employees covered on paid-for corporate plans, according to figures from Corporate...
