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Aegon is the latest insurer to report a significant drop in critical illness claims during the coronavirus lockdown.  The insurer said that 37 per cent fewer policyholders claimed on CI policies in...

Cash plan provider SimplyHealth is making a subsidised coronavirus antibody test available to its corporate and retail customers. This test will be available from July 13. SimplyHealth says it is heavily subsidising...

There’s a great Vietnam war movie called ‘We Were Soldiers’. Mel Gibson plays the commanding officer who states: “I will be the first to set foot on the field. I will be...

The role of the trustee is under unprecedented scrutiny with huge pressure and demands for change in the way schemes are run emanating from The Pensions Regulator. Single employer trust-based schemes have seen...

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been sharply confronted with the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts that global capitalism – and its corollaries: trade and travel – has...

He’s arguably the most influential pensions opinion-former, lobbyist and commentator of the last two decades. He’s been on text or direct message terms with virtually every pensions minister this century. His contact book...

Is it possible to have just as good an interaction with a client via a virtual meeting as one in the same room as them? This was a hotly debated subject before...

Studies have shown that daily global carbon emissions declined 17 per cent between January and early April 2020. It is not clear how long or severe the pandemic will be, which makes...

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT   The Covid-19 crisis and subsequent economic fallout has underlined the importance of communication and member engagement in the pensions market. But...

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT   The Covid-19 pandemic has presented many operational challenges for consultants and providers in the DC pensions market. However it has also...