Quarter of all GIP claims now for mental health issues: L&G
Legal & General has confirmed it paid out £292m in group protection claims in 2018. These latest figures show that mental health issues continue to be the main reason for group income...
Legal & General has confirmed it paid out £292m in group protection claims in 2018. These latest figures show that mental health issues continue to be the main reason for group income...
The group risk industry paid out a new high of £1.68bn in claims in 2018, a £64.5m increase on 2017, and helped 5,595 people back to work after a period of sick...
Employee Assistance Programme provider Care first has joined the industry body Group Risk Development (Grid). With EAPs increasingly becoming an integral part of group risk products, Care first says it is looking...
More than a fifth of British businesses say they lack the expertise to to manage sickness absence effectively, with the proportion even higher for smaller employers. YouGov research published by insurer Zurich conducted...
SMEs are struggling to attract and retain staff, according to new research from MetLife UK. Bosses companies employing between 50 and 300 staff say attracting talent is a bigger challenge than growing...
Structural changes in the workplace, technological innovation, providers’ direct strategies and increased consolidation all mean group risk products must develop to thrive in the market of the future, said delegates at a Corporate Adviser round table in London...
So called ‘added-value services’ have grown in popularity with protection insurers in recent years. We were the first company to partner with an insurer in offering one. Insurers keen to differentiate loyalty and build trust...
You may not know it but your personal health could about to be up for sale. CoverUS, a start-up based in the USA announced significant investment and has entered the market with...
Group risk insurers have been talking generically about early intervention for years - but now they are increasingly doing so in terms of the return on investment such approaches can bring. Premier Choice...
Open to both intermediaries and providers, the academy will launch with two workshops. Areas covered include understanding the market, products and added-value benefits, taxation, legislation and underwriting. The first workshop is in...