Group Risk

Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has bought SME broker Chartwell Healthcare to create a £200m premium PMI and group risk business. Chartwell is headquartered in Bristol and has 50 employees, specialises in private...

MetLife has appointed its executive vice president James Reid as head of its global employee benefits (GEB) business. He is charged with expanding relationships with global EBCs and other financial organisations, as...

Following publication of the Government’s response to the consultation process on “Improving lives: The Future or Work, Health and Disability” the initial opinions and reactions seemed to suggest a fundamental difference of...

Group risk products should be renamed to more engaging alternatives to make them more understandable and likely to be bought, research from Canada Life Group Insurance suggests. ‘Group life assurance’ has been...

A consultation on the taxation of trusts could have massive implications for the tax breaks available on group life says Canada Life Group Insurance marketing director Paul Avis. The industry needs to...

Holloway Friendly is closing its Optimal group risk brand to new business with immediate effect, with clients being offered the option to transfer to Canada Life on at least equivalent terms. Optimal...

The Government has called on group income protection (GIP) providers to develop cheaper, simpler products before demanding financial incentives, but insurers say they already meet the criteria it has set out. The...

Brexit creates challenges for the UK benefits sector, but, particularly in the area of pooling, it also creates opportunities says Canada Life Group Insurance marketing director Paul Avis There has been much...

The group risk sector offers valuable benefits to employers and employees but should do more product development to ensure the true value of group income protection is understood by them, minister for...

The scale of the challenge facing the group risk sector’s efforts to grow into new markets has been highlighted by research showing just 9 per cent of employees say they would value...