Demanding to know from a provider the process for leaving just when you are joining may sound contradictory, but a clear understanding of exit procedures is just one element of a standardised...
When providers are reluctant to comment and intermediaries have wildly contrasting views, it suggests that all is not hunky-dory with the group critical illness market. Swiss Re’s Group Watch data suggests healthy...
An organisation’s employee benefits package can say a lot about its approach to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Advisers have an important role to play in supporting a benefits revamp that delivers on...
Do we need to consider the UK’s housing and pensions strategies together? The pattern of home ownership appears to be changing in the UK, with a growing number of retired renters. But could...
Pension schemes are rapidly decarbonising — with seven out of 20 leading providers halving emissions in recent years, according to data from Corporate Advisers latest ESG in DC pensions report. This sector-wide...
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...
Poor mental health cost UK employers a staggering £56 billion in 2020/21 according to Deloitte. And, with this representing a 25 per cent increase on its 2019 figures, there’s an urgent need...
Between the Mansion House reforms of early summer and the recent Autumn Statement, a consultation about small pots became big box office. There were ministerial speeches and newspaper briefings extolling the benefits...
It can be a tough market for employee benefit consultants, given rising regulatory and insurance costs and the need to invest in technology, which continues to develop at pace. This has driven consolidation...
The pension minister Emma Reynolds used her speech to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association conference in Liverpool in mid-October to confirm her “steadfast commitment” to the Pension Dashboards project. The pensions...
