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Royal London and LV= merger discussions have now ceased, according to statements from both companies. Royal London previously said that as part of a growing and well-capitalised mutual, it believed it could...

Cushon has acquired financial education specialist Better with Money. Cushon provides financial education to its clients' employees, which, when combined with its mobile app and automated investment monitoring service, CushonMe, creates a...

Aston Lark has acquired Healthwise Group. Healthwise, founded in 1993 and based in Dudley, West Midlands, provides Private Medical Insurance and other employee benefits solutions with a team led by Paul Swanson...

Pension insurance specialist Rothesay is using carbon capture to ensure its own operations are net zero within a decade.  The company will be the first UK insurer to partner with Climeworks, whose...

The industry has criticised proposals made by Phoenix Group - the owner of  Standard Life - to increase the charge cap on workplace pensions for younger savers. Leading trustees have described the...

The Department of Work & Pensions has confirmed that the auto-enrolment earnings trigger will remain at £10,000 for the 2022/23 tax year. It is also freezing the lower qualifying earnings limit at...

Trustees face a ‘divestment dilemma’ when seeking to mitigate the risks posed to UK pension schemes by climate change, according to a new paper published by Aon. This report explores in more...

A healthcare clinic, rated as running some of the best hospitals in the US, has reached an agreement with Aviva to treat the insurer’s policyholders at its London-based centre. Aviva PMI policyholders...

Investors have a key role to play in driving change on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) according to a new report from the UN-backed group the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).  The...

Many trustees are unsure whether new  rules aimed at preventing pension scams will be effective, according to a new survey. Specialist pension law firm Sacker & Partners found that while half of...