Pensions

HSA sales boost

Robin Dixon, head of worksite sales at Simplyhealth, parent of health plan providers HSA, LHF and HealthSure, says: "We expect sales to grow in the future, which is in line with predictions...

A helping hand

Some people think employers baulk against rehabilitation services for their employees because of the cost. But the more likely reason is they don't really know what they are.Broaching the subject in such...

Eight per cent of what?

The Department for Work and Pensions has got some new statistics together on how well savers in personal accounts will do after a lifetime saving in the scheme.The data confirms what we...

Over-reaching ambition?

The Government's pensions reform agenda is an ambitious one. From 2012, over a million employers will have to adopt new pension duties for their entire workforce, whether permanent or temporary. No private...

Plum role

Like an oil prospector turning the tap on his pipe for the first time, Jonathan Plumtree, head of Zurich Corporate Risk is glowing with satisfaction at the first on risk client for...

A delicate balancing act

The number of firms looking to reduce their defined benefit pension liabilities by offering employees incentives to leave is expected to soar, as rising costs push full buyouts out of reach for...

Equity cult in the dock

It is official. Equities were the worst performing asset class over the past decade, delivering negative real returns since 1998.According to the 2009 Barclays Equity Gilt Study, UK equities suffered average annual...

Flex through the back door

Whether the primary reason employers offer group risk products via flex is to give employees greater choice or to cut costs has traditionally been a subject of considerable debate. Whatever your long...

Taking the pain out of premiums

In today's tough economic climate, employers are keen to contain spend on employee benefits. But, while medical inflation and poor claims experience can push medical insurance premiums skyward, it's one of the...

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