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Vitality is rolling out a new blood testing service, allowing members to get these diagnostic tests at home or in the workplace.  This option is offered via Vitality GP, the health insurer’s...

More than a quarter of UK workers diagnosed with cancer felt let down by their employer, with 28 per cent of employees saying they either received no support whatsoever of the support...

Never in the field of personal finance was so much owed to so many by so few. It’s not quite Winston Churchill, nor the Second World War, but the spectacular implosion of...

Group life insurance has a specific challenge with the use of two trust vehicles to provide death benefits which purport to do the same thing. Group life insurance is a workplace benefit, paid...

Defined benefit (DB) liability management has grown considerably in the last decade. Enhanced transfer values have stolen most of the headlines – mainly regarding whether DB transfers are in the interest of...

The Health Insurance Group is rebranding to Towergate Health & Protection, following February 2019’s acquisition of the company by The Ardonagh Group. The Ardonagh Group already owned Towergate Health & Protection, and...

The Aon MasterTrust has received authorisation from The Pensions Regulator, making it the 13thprovider to receive authorisation. The master trust is expected to appear on The Pensions Regulator’s list of approved master...

Incentives such as cold calls, exotic investments and early access to cash are putting 5 million pension savers at risk of fraud says the FCA and The Pensions Regulator. The regulators say...

The Treasury is reviewing the impact of the tapered annual allowance for public sector workers, prompting calls for its abolition for all sectors. In a bid to address the crisis in waiting...

Few people would argue that the primary determinant of how much a saver will get out of their workplace pension is actually how much they put in. While much valuable work has...