Group Risk

Legal & General has confirmed its claims and underwriting team will remain fully operational with up to 90 per cent of their workforce working from home.  The insurer has reiterated its commitment...

The insurance industry needs to communicate clearly that a Covid-19 diagnosis won’t result in a claim under a group — or individual — critical illness policy, said speakers at an emergency Corporate...

Furloughed workers will generally be considered to be employed under their prior terms of employment for group risk purposes, but the fine detail of precisely how payouts will work is yet to...

Aviva has reported a tenfold increase in the number of calls to helplines offered as part of an Employee Assistance Programme. Speaking at a Corporate Adviser virtual round table on group risks'...

The FCA has approved cash-strapped advisers tapping into their cash buffers to ensure business continuity. An update issued today tells advisers that it will offer flexibility to firms during the coronavirus lockdown,...

Nearly five years ago the Income Protection Task Force came up with an idea that arguably changed the protection industry forever. We were constantly being frustrated with a lack of credible case...

Covid-19 is already having a significant effect on business practices in the employees benefits space.  Following government advice that businesses should switch to remote working where possible and encourage ‘social distancing’ many...

The Coronavirus pandemic is exactly the kind of situation that reinforces the value of group protection and the importance of using a quality, strong insurer with beneficial terms and conditions. As an...

There is a significant gap between employer and employee expectations when it comes to the support available for health and wellbeing. Research by Group Risk Development (Grid) found that while employees and...

Employee benefits consultants are warning businesses they need to have adequate staff absent systems in place, in order to benefit from additional government help with coronavirus. In the Budget, the chancellor announced...