Pensions

Cancer is never far from the news. Rarely does a day go by without a headline appearing somewhere about the disease, be it positive or negative.  The most memorable headline of recent weeks...

From April, the following question will inevitably be posed across the industry: “Should I transfer my DB benefits to DC?” If the answer is yes, the next question will be potentially even...

Does anyone know if pensions minister Steve Webb was speaking in his ministerial capacity when he advocated scrapping higher rates of tax relief or as a LibDem candidate ahead of the general...

At the risk of stating the obvious, surely the most important part of any insurance contract is the way in which claims are paid; after all, this is what people pay their premiums for....

As we progress through the biggest shake-up in the UK’s private pensions system for a generation, we think the ongoing preoccupation with guidance provision may be missing the point.  We believe that...

Once regarded simply as a way to help employees access a dentist, dental plans are evolving into an important part of an organisation’s health and wellbeing programme. And, while they are highly...

As we enter the peak period for pension auto-enrolment, opinions are divided as to whether we will see a rise in group risk sales, with providers who are able to provide quotes...

Tirbutt, who performs stand-up comedy under the stage name ‘Ed de Cantor’, was named the winner of the event at TV channel Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival in association with Silver Comedy, the...

Providers and platforms must ask the consumer questions to identify whether risk factors are present, and give appropriate retirement risk warnings in response to these questions. Firms will have to identify the...

Green is currently a non-executive director and deputy chairman of Wesleyan Assurance Society and chairman of its with-profits committee.  Until 2013 he was responsible for the overall operations of the Life Insurance...