Pensions

The provider is piling on the pressure at a time when the Government has called for an urgent review of the NHS's policy of denying services to patients who top up their...

The actuarial consultancy points out that those individuals who have registered for enhanced protection will see it invalidated by being auto-enrolled into the Government's new personal accounts scheme.Individuals who had built up...

Cazalet has modeled returns for a range of investors with different incomes, ages, contributions and lapse rates and uncovered a wide range of outcomes.Assuming an investment return of 7 per cent and...

The changes are designed to allow for the fact that the Employment & Support Allowance (ESA), which comes into force on 28 October 2008 will provide a lower rate of benefit compared...

The insurer says it will also offer cover for people who have had a range of other potentially serious illnesses, such as cancer, paraplegia, back pain and diabetes.Unum predicts its cover will...

The DWP is also seeking views on whether greater risk sharing could be accommodated without major changes to the existing legislative framework.It has also announced that it intends to amend the current...

There is no denying the fact that the majority of us are feeling the effects of the credit crunch and one of the best loved ways to help staff with families is...

With everything from livestock to Far Eastern property now covered, the market for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchanged Traded Commodities (ETCs) has seen not only significant growth, but also colour added...

When recommending healthcare benefits to a company, advisers often see healthcare cash plans and medical insurance fighting for their attentions. But while the two product types may claim to be able to...

Whether an employer is implicated or not in the reason for an employee's absence it is incumbent on them to ensure staff off sick get back to work as soon as possible...