Pensions

When I returned from holiday to hear that the Government was contemplating scrapping higher rate tax relief on pensions, I found myself humming the theme tune of the M*A*S*H television series.“Suicide is...

UNTIL RELATIVELY recently the phrase ’group risk e-commerce’ was almost an oxymoron, and while there have been sterling efforts on the part of a small number of insurers, overall it’s fair to...

Rob Pearce, Head of Workplace, Retirement Services, HSBC The latest research from pension product providers gives some great insight into what employers and the ’man in the street’ thinks of pension provision,...

This is a great time to be doing my job,” admits Jim Bligh, who took over from Neil Carberry as principal policy adviser for employment relations and pensions at the Confederation of...

The guiding principle behind Ellipse is to bring the transformative power of technology to group risk business. While other companies offer an e-option, as a new insurer - we started trading in...

The challenges of longevity and under saving faced by the UK are far from unique. At last winter’s Davos summit, The World Economic Forum published a report warning of massive unfunded liabilities...

The practice of refusing to disclose claims history for smaller company schemes means brokers are unable to fulfill their obligations under ICOB, which requires them to search the market to find the...

Senator Nick Sherry, Minister Assisting on Deregulation and Public Sector Superannuation, who has held key roles in the development of Australia’s compulsion Superannuation system for the last 20 years, says the data...

The research finds one in nine people - 11 per cent - of non-retired respondents indicated they are likely to opt out of Nest if they are automatically enrolled into it. This is...

His warning comes as the ABI publishes research carried out with KPMG into the opinions of CEOs and other senior insurance company executives that cites the industry’s greatest weakness as its reputation,...