Pensions

For an employer, back pain can be seriously bad for business. The problem affects eight out of 10 people at some time during their lives and accounts for almost 19 million lost...

It will be a challenge for all of us to offer these services in a manner that is cost effective for everyone involved. We are in a market that is becoming ever...

Accepted wisdom is that default funds that deliver according to expectations are the way forward. But is there such a thing as the perfect default fund or should we conclude that it...

There’s no denying that life has been tough in the pensions world over the past twelve months or so. It’s been a white-knuckle ride for actuaries advising final salary schemes, while new...

Speaking to Corporate Adviser, Eagle, minister for pensions and the ageingsociety said insurers who provided bad deals for uninformed consumers couldforce the Government to change the current structure.Eagle is also pressurising providers...

The new business, which is yet to be named, but which will form part of the Paradigm Group of companies set up by Bankhall founder Hogarth in 2007, is expected to offer...

Harvey, who joins from Axa Corporate Benefits, where he was head of corporate sales for their UK business, will be responsible for promoting new annuity and de-risking solutions in the UK corporate...

Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for Group Risk Development, which commissioned the research. says the Act, which recently received royal assent, means vocational rehabilitation should be pushed up employers’ agendas. The Act sets out...

Income Protection Solutions also now offers an exclusions Discount which sees customer’s premiums discounted if they have an exclusion (including partial) for mental health and/or spinal conditions, and increased commission, up to...

The firm, which anticipates further growth moving in to 2010, says the difficult economic environment has increased pressure on pension funds to explore new approaches to corporate governance, scheme monitoring and investment...