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Government receipts for both inheritance tax and insurance premium tax have reached record levels, according to new HMRC data.  Its figures show that IHT receipts for the first 11 months of this...

The insurance industry welcomed the initial findings of a Government-backed report into ill-heath and economic inactivity in the UK.  The Department of Work & Pensions has commissioned an ongoing “Keep Britain Working”...

More than two thirds of employers now offers a responsibly invested company pension - but less than half have this as the default option. These findings, in Scottish Widows’ latest Responsible Investment...

The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 4.5 per cent. This decision was widely expected amid ongoing a background of economic uncertainty and a surprise increase...

Working To Wellbeing has appointed Sam Walton as its new partnerships manager.  Walton joins from AIG Life and prior to this has worked for Vitality and LV=.  She has 25 years of...

Secondsight, part of Foster Denovo, has appointed John Dean to lead its health and protection practice. Dean will take over from Anne Drugnick who will return to a consulting role within the...

Younger employees are disproportionately impacted by long-term illness, with 66 per cent of workers aged 18–24 taking more than two weeks of sick leave in the past five years. According to a...

Tripling its numbers in since it was spun out of KPMG in 2020, independent consultancy Isio now has nearly 1,300 employees.  As the firm celebrates its five-year anniversary, its expansion and evolving...

In the world of workplace pensions, the mantra of the day from policymakers is that bigger is better. But despite this general trend, in relation to scheme size and default funds, the Pensions...

The financial services sector is expected to boost investment in health and wellbeing strategies this year, according to data from Unum. According to the report, 32 per cent of FS firms said...