Brendan Street: Burnt out of office
There are many benefits of remote working – it can help improve work-life balance and autonomy and reduce commuting time. But remote working isn’t without its challenges. Yet there are plenty of...
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Sick and stuck abroad: IPMI in the Covid crisis
Does an international health insurance policy cover the Coronavirus Covid-19 Outbreak? While most domestic private health insurers in the UK are offering limited or no cover, numerous International Private Medical Insurance providers...
Carolyn Saunders: Trustees feel the heat on climate change
The Pension Schemes Bill, which has cross-party support, has been continuing its progress through Parliament. The Bill was dropped when Parliament was dissolved ahead of the December general election but has now...
Dr Subashini M: Fixing burn-out starts in the workplace
‘Think burn-out, think workplace’ as Aviva’s 2020 Health of the Workplace Study identifies the wider issues of workplace stress. ‘Burn-out’ news stories are everywhere: from athletes, to social media stars, from television...
Ian McKenna: The provider/adviser tussle over cyber security
Around half of the FCA’s 2019/20 business plan is focused on technology, with a particular focus on cyber security. This must make it inevitable that we will see new regulatory requirements soon....
Moira Warner: Why independent schools are moving to DC schemes
It’s not controversial to say a key regulatory objective is to encourage consumers to shop around for financial services products. As well as driving competition, it also ensures the customer gets the...
Roy McLoughlin: Seven ways to promote group income protection
Nearly five years ago the Income Protection Task Force came up with an idea that arguably changed the protection industry forever. We were constantly being frustrated with a lack of credible case...
Kate Smith: Encouraging trustee board diversity
Diversity for trustee boards has been on the Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) agenda for quite some time. There is now more focus for trustee boards to become more diverse and representative of their...
Paul Avis: Coronavirus shows the real value of group protection
The Coronavirus pandemic is exactly the kind of situation that reinforces the value of group protection and the importance of using a quality, strong insurer with beneficial terms and conditions. As an...
Q&A: Taking a more active approach to ESG
Why is there so much focus on ESG at the moment? ESG has definitely passed a tipping point over the last 12 months, with everyone talking about it now and lots of...
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