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Unum has launched a new excepted group life policy (EGLP) master trust, designed to simplify the process for employers. This allows Unum to write multiple group life policies under a single master...

Suggest a potentially disastrous outcome and follow it up with an alternative that would previously have been highly unpopular, but is then greeted with massive relief. It’s a strategy that has become a standard part of...

It is estimated there are 1.6m lost pension pots, with a total value of almost £20bn, according to new industry research. This research was carried out by the Association of British Insurers...

Pensioners will receive an above average increase to the state pension in April. This follows the announcement by the Office of National Statistics that inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index)...

So called ‘added-value services’ have grown in popularity with protection insurers in recent years. We were the first company to partner with an insurer in offering one. Insurers keen to differentiate loyalty and build trust...

This is the first acquisition for ITM since it completed a management buyout in May this year. Faraday Tracing Bureau offers specialist tracing services for pension providers, schemes and third party administrators...

Nearly two out of five (37 per cent) pension schemes are now in surplus against their funding target, according to Mercer’s 2018 valuation survey. This is an increase on the 2015 survey,...

More than eight out of 10 employers (83 per cent) say their workforce would value "free" financial advice as an employee benefit. But despite this just a third of employers (33 per...

Whyte will be responsible for growing and developing SEI’s DC proposition which includes its master trust. She will be based in the company’s London office but will oversee business development across Europe...

There is strong employer support  for a simplified pension tax regime, according to a new report. Ahead of the Autumn Budget, a report by the Association of Consulting Actuaries found that almost...