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Legal & General is urging people with symptoms which may be linked to serious illness  to seek medical advice from their GP, after it emerged its critical illness claims had fallen by...

Specialist intermediary Nugent Santé  has going the trade body Group Risk Development (Grid). Nugent Santé launched four years ago and works across the health and protection sector. Founder and managing director Paul...

In a few weeks Covid-19 has transformed the rate of technology adoption across our industry. Projects that might up until February have taken a year to deliver have been put live in...

Concerns about contracting Covid-19 and the restrictions imposed by lockdown make the nation’s physical and mental health top priorities. But, with millions of people unable to work, financial wellbeing is a major concern...

DC pension savers are already seeing “encouraging signs of recovery” in their retirement savings, as stock markets recover, according to data from pension consultants. The Hymans Robertson Member Outcomes Tracker shows many...

Statutory sick pay (SSP) has been making headline news during the coronavirus crisis, thanks primarily to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to temporarily enable businesses with fewer than 250 employees to reclaim the costs...

It seems that barely a day goes by without a story or anecdote about the struggles associated with DB schemes. In contrast, DC schemes seem to sail serenely on through calm waters...

There has been a surge in employers signing up to the government’s cycle-to-work scheme following the Covid-19 outbreak according to employee benefits advisers. Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing says it has seen...

Insurer Personal Group will now offer virtual GP services to its policyholders at no additional cost. This 24/7 GP service will be provided by Medical Solutions. Policyholders can have round-the-clock access to...

More than a third of DB pension schemes are not taking action to address potential funding level issues as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.  A survey of scheme managers and trustees...