In Depth

Around 1.3 million people in the UK had long Covid last December, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics, with more than 0.5 million saying it had lasted for more...

There has been a profound shift in the employee benefits market in recent years, from products and policies that are predominantly designed to kick in when employees are ill, injured or signed...

When will the pensions industry and, more importantly, its members, clients and customers get access to the pensions dashboard? The answer is not until 2023 at least. In October 2020, the Pensions...

With the approval of several Covid-19 vaccines and the implementation of vaccination programmes around the world, economies began to fire up again after a year in the doldrums. This has meant capital...

The fact that the pandemic has accelerated a clear trend in the direction of employers seeking to demonstrate a corporate purpose and identity is good news for the group risk industry.  Generali...

With access to dentists and opticians restricted during the pandemic, it’s been an interesting time for health cash plan providers. But, while claims levels have plummeted, these plans remain a popular employee...

 A recent trend for providers and technology support suppliers to up their game with platforms has led some to observe that group risk intermediaries will have to change their approach to stay relevant. ...

Improving standards of governance across the workplace pension sector has been a major focus for both regulators and the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does governance now rank in advisers’...

Inflation, the old enemy of fixed income markets, is well and truly back. There are deepening concerns in the UK that the uptick in recent months, on the back of scarcity of...

Priorities have shifted as a result of the pandemic, with employers’ and employees’ expectations changing significantly. For large multinationals, this has meant a rethink on benefit strategies and global solutions, such as...