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...
The workplace is changing dramatically with technology enabling many employees to work whenever and wherever they like. But while this can be a benefit, it can also have serious implications for an individual’s...
It’s good to talk: 6 February 2020 was ‘Time to Talk Day’, organised by Time to Change, an organisation aiming to transform the way we think and act about mental health issues....
Steve Bridger, former managing director group protection at Aviva, has been named as managing director of Aviva's UK health business. Bridger has been with Aviva for 17 years and in his new role...
Neyber, the payroll lending provider, has been placed into administration and its book of business has been sold to its main rival Salary Finance, Corporate Adviser can reveal. Goldman Sachs-backed Neyber has...
