Four out of 10 (43 per cent) employers plan to increase investment in employee benefits over the next year. The survey, conducted by trade body Group Risk Development (Grid), found thought that...
The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy is to investigate leading EAP provider Health Assured, following a BBC File on 4 programme, that claiming calls were not always handled appropriately. Health Assured...
The scale and depth of mental health support now available to employees via group risk products is virtually unrecognisable from how it was only a few years ago. While employee assistance programmes...
The traditional, aggregated approach to underwriting group schemes always was, and largely remains, a manual process. This is costly and as a consequence, it’s pushed group providers towards larger schemes. But there’s...
Advisers have less than a week to enter this year’s Corporate Adviser Awards, with the deadline for the awards being March 8. These flagship industry awards showcase innovation across the industry and celebrate...
More than two out of three employees (68 per cent) have worked while feeling ill or unwell over the past two years according to the latest research from Canada Life. The group...
Last year the government announced it was abolishing the Lifetime Allowance (LTA). This potentially impacts group life insurance, with many companies previously setting up excepted group life policies to avoid tax charges...
More than nine out of 10 employers have increased, or plan to increase, the support offered to employees as a direct result of the cost-of-living crisis. This research, by Towergate Health &...
The deadline for advisers to enter the Corporate Adviser Awards 2024 is just over two weeks away, on March 8. These awards are a chance for advisers working across the sector, from...
The insurance industry will struggle to make headway with the government unless the conversation changes around group income protection - and this will be a lost opportunity for the industry. This is...
