Wellbeing

Fewer people are seeking advice on their retirement options before taking cash from their pension according to the latest FCA data. More than half (54 per cent) of the people accessing their...

Legal & General has launched a new HR communication toolkit designed to help employers promote health and wellbeing benefits more effectively.  The toolkit include various six-step guides, templates, examples and a checklist...

 A recent trend for providers and technology support suppliers to up their game with platforms has led some to observe that group risk intermediaries will have to change their approach to stay relevant. ...

Aston Lark has acquired the client book of private medical insurance specialist Choice Benefits. Choice Benefits provides coverage for both individuals and businesses in the areas of private medical insurance, critical illness...

Employers are thinking more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues all the time. ESG concern is valued by many customers, expected by a growing number of employees and frequently advocated by...

"Look around the UK benefits industry and you will notice that there are still far too few people who look like me.” Uche Enemchukwu, chief executive Nelu Diversified Consulting Solutions, is direct...

How will the regulator’s proposed ‘consumer duty’ rules differ from the ‘treating customers fairly’ regime?  We have yet to see the FCA’s draft proposals, which are expected to come into force next...

As an industry, the investment and savings profession is not representative of the population as a whole. While female employment rates across the board in the UK are not that far behind...

Fit notes still require improvement a decade after their introduction, according to a Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing study. Howden polled 181 senior human resources, finance, and payroll experts and discovered that...

Leading employer organisations have called on the government to appoint a menopause ambassador as part of a series of recommendations in a new report titled ‘Menopause and Employment’. The Chartered Institute of...