Phoenix Group has boosted its bulk annuity team with five new appointments. Priyesh Patel has joined as an investment analyst, while the company has also recruited Shoyab Alli, Sam Young, Miles Smith...
Auto-enrolment rates remain resilient, despite the financial effects of the pandemic and most recent rise in contributions rates. This was the conclusion of Nest’s latest insight report, whose survey sample includes around...
Unum’s health and wellbeing app now has over a quarter of a million users, and is utilised by 1,100 businesses. Take up of this Help@hand app, which offers acess a remote GP...
Almost one in two employers are failing to adequately address issues of staff wellbeing, according to a new survey by friendly society Health Shield. The survey also found that employee awareness and...
Handl group has launched a new start-up psychological rehab business, designed to change how treatment is assessed and delivered by insurers and occupational health providers. The business Mind Right will offer a...
The Pensions Regulator has warned that many trustees and managers of DC schemes are not paying proper attention to the risks and opportunities of climate change. Its annual survey of DC schemes...
Towergate Health & Protection has launched a new online GP service for its SME, corporate PMI and group risk clients. This service, GP Hero, will cover employees as well as their families and...
Three in five employees want employers to spend more on their mental and physical wellbeing as a result of the Covid crisis. However, this research by health insurer Aetna International found a...
The funding situation of DB pension in the UK continues to improve despite the challenging economic backdrop. The latest Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey found the accounting deficit of DB schemes in the...
There are mixed views on whether the new investment pathways, which go live today, will change demand for retirement advice, according to a new survey. Aegon found that almost one in two...
