The House of Lords has recognised the role that the group risk sector will play in helping employers adapt to a post-Covid environment. In a debate Lord Hunt of Wirral commended the...
More than a third of employers do not provide financial support for staff diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer. Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk...
Income protection provider PG Mutual has partnered with Medical Solutions to offer a virtual GP services to all its members. This will be available at not extra cost, and can be used...
Aviva has appointed Kathryn Stringer to the role of managing director of group protection, reporting to managing director, health and protection, Rob Barker. Stringer takes over from Steve Bridger, who was appointed...
More that one in three workers (35 per cent) have continued to work while unwell during lockdown according to a new research by Canada Life. The survey found that almost half of...
Following Rishi Sunak’s first budget statement on 11 March 2020, the claim allowance was raised to £6 per week to cover household bills incurred while working remotely – effective from 6 April 2020....
Mercifully, the fact that group risk providers don’t pay different rates of commission spares us from the brouhaha so prevalent in the private medical insurance (PMI) field, where commission rates can differ significantly...
Legal & General is urging people with symptoms which may be linked to serious illness to seek medical advice from their GP, after it emerged its critical illness claims had fallen by...
Specialist intermediary Nugent Santé has going the trade body Group Risk Development (Grid). Nugent Santé launched four years ago and works across the health and protection sector. Founder and managing director Paul...
Three out of 10 employers in England are now actively reopening their workplaces for employees who cannot work remotely, according to a survey today from employment compliance specialists XpertHR. The survey of...
