Group Risk

Three out of four employees intend to work beyond the age of 65, but a significant number are worried that their health may scupper these plans. According to research from Canada Life...

Knowledge of group risk products remains low among the UK workforce, particularly when compared to other countries, according to a new research.  Zurich - in partnership with Oxford University - surveyed workers...

Wellbeing has transitioned from being a niche benefit to a mainstream strategic concern in just three years, according to a new report. The Reward & Employee Benefits Association (Reba) has published their...

Punter Southall Health & Protection will be rebranded as Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing, following its acquisition by the group.  Howden - which is owned by Hyperion Insurance Group - purchased this...

Employers are seriously underestimating the chances of their workforce being affected by serious illness or bereavement in the year ahead, according to new research. The survey by Group Risk Development (GRiD), the...

Mattioli Woods has appointed Sean McSweeney as its new employee benefits team director. In this newly created role McSweeney will oversee the wealth managers' employee benefit consultants.  McSweeney joins from Chase de Vere,...

Companies want to increase employee engagement with benefit programmes, but the majority are spending less than £5,000 a year on related communications.  Aon’s annual benefits and trends survey found that 98 per...

Unum UK has named Clifton Melvin, current Unum UK non-executive director and risk committee chair, to the role of chair of the Unum UK board. The appointment, which takes effect from August 2019...

Millennials are now a huge part of any business’s workforce and in the coming years, this generation will make up the largest group of workers. In fact, according to Deloitte’s Millennial Survey,...

The Chartered Insurance of Personal Development (CIPD) has reported a 37 per cent increase in work-related stress in UK business over the past year. It is well documented that this can lead...