Insurers are urging the main political parties to clarify future plans on social care funding, and include firm commitments in their forthcoming election manifestos. The call by Aegon comes as the party...
Over a quarter of retirees aged over 55 were forced into retirement because of ill-health, redundancy or to provide care for a family member, according to new figures by Just Group. This...
Excess deaths remain above pre-pandemic levels although rates appear at last to be dropping, according to the latest published mortality data. Figures from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) show that there have been...
People are more willing to actively start planning for retirement from the age of 36, according to new research from Standard Life. The insurer says this age marks a turning point, in terms...
The funding position for UK defined benefit pension schemes continued to improve in September according to the Pension Protection Fund’s 7800 Index. Its latest published data shows the aggregate surplus of the...
The DB consolidator Pension SuperFund Capital has acquired pensions services company STM Group for £35.6m. The acquisition has been made through Bidco — a company set up by PSF Capital this summer...
Employers risk losing key members of staff during business transformation programmes, as they are failing to specifically address this risk, according to new research. Mercer Marsh Benefits found that companies are failing...
The insurance industry has made “good progress” on improving board diversity and setting targets on neurodiversity, but progress on increasing the number of apprenticeships has “stalled”. These were the conclusion of a...
Group Risk Development updated its statement of best practice for supplier agreements in response to an increasing number of employers devising their own contracts. Grid says it has seen more employers proposing...
Broadstone has appointed Richard Pringle as a principal consultant within the health and protection team of its employee benefits consulting division. Pringle joins from Mercer Marsh benefits, where he has worked for...
