Pensions

The constant development of technology and the various ways in which we - as insurers - are able to utilise it, can sometimes leave the feeling that you are racing to keep...

Lorica Employee Benefits is the new brand name of the firm formerly known as Lorica Consulting. The move follows the company’s evolution to become a full-service employee benefits business, adding new flexible...

A generation of Britons faces a cash-strapped retirement as people ignore or refuse to respond to the changing nature of pension provision in the UK, a new report from HSBC has revealed.Members...

Gerry O’Neill, Standard Life’s former managing director of corporate solutions, and James Verner have been suspended from their roles at the company.Standard says it is unable to disclose the reason for their...

How would a quotation portal for group risk affect your business?Stephen Hackett, head of employee benefits, BluefinWhen Grid first launched this project I thought it was an odd position for an advisory...

Automatic enrolment is the biggest issue facing employers, but nine out of ten of them think it is a good thing for their employees.The figures come from research carried out at an...

Pension providers, benefit consultants, IFAs and specialist benefits technology are coming together to review scheme establishment and contribution collection processes in the run up to auto enrolment. The collaborative body, called Workplace...

IFAs are unsure as to whether corporate wrap will be a useful tool in their businesses, according to research carried by Defaqto.Six out of 10 IFAs currently have no idea whether corporate...

Andy Briggs took up the role of chief executive officer of Friends Life on 1 June 2011. Trevor Matthews, the current chiefexecutive officer, assumed the role of vice chairman with effect from...

Pensions minister Steve Webb’s recent attempt to put the mockers on cash equivalent transfer exercises highlights the uneasy relationship government has with schemes, employers and members.Webb’s intervention was designed to underline the...