There are nearly 3 million requests into GP practices for patient medical reports each year, requests submitted by insurers, third parties and government agencies. GP practices are busy, even more so at...
Last month I looked at the implications of FCA paper FS 21/7 for the workplace benefits market. When designing a strategy to implement this, it is also important to explore changes in...
The cost of supporting the economy through the coronavirus pandemic is expected to cost the government £280 billion this year. Set against this, the estimated £2.5 billion a year, £17 billion in...
A net-zero-now investment strategy winning plaudits from Richard Curtis, former minister and consumer champion Ros Altmann now on the advisory board, and a suite of payroll-deductible savings wrappers that is a match for...
Increased awareness of the dangers of ignoring climate related risks, coupled with increasing regulatory pressure to evidence how these risks are being taken into consideration, and mandatory climate risk related reporting requirements...
It’s sad to see yet another missed opportunity to properly address social care. After the ravages of Covid-19 have shone such a vivid spotlight on the failings of the UK social care...
Health Shield has extended its newly launched occupational health platform to include home-working, returning from furlough and onsite risk surveillance assessments. It says there is a need for intermediaries to focus on...
Mercer has launched a new tool to help pension schemes and other institutional investors assess how well they are integrating ESG considerations in their overall decision making. Its Responsible Investment Total Evaluation...
Financial advisers and wealth managers are hugely inconsistent when it comes to assessing risk, and often make “noisy” errors based on irrelevant factors - such as the weather or when they have...
There is further evidence of the success of rehabilitation and claims management services offers by GIP providers, with Unum reporting that more than 95 per cent of those accessing this service returned...
