Compliance & Regulation

The benefits employers provide their people with can play a key role in tackling environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues ranging from increasing access to healthcare to preparing for environmental disasters. Three...

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is “keen to learn” about how group income protection (GIP) and wider workplace health support can be included in its occupational health (OH) measures. It...

The chancellor has announced increases to Universal Credit, the local housing allowance rate and the state pension in a bid to alleviate the current cost of living crisis. Delivering his Autumn Statement...

Industry experts have called on the chancellor to prioritise tax breaks to encourage greater uptake of private medical insurance (PMI) as well as laying out plans to effectively harness vocational rehabilitation ahead...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to increase minimum and flat rate fees in stages to £2,200 by 2026/27. After having frozen these fees in 2023/24, the regulator said in its...

Around 3.7 million people are working with a 'work limiting' health condition restricting the type or amount of work they can do. This is according to analysis from the Health Foundation which...

Benefits claimants who fail to find a job for more than 18 months will be expected to take on work experience placements under government plans set for late next year, according to...

Income protection policy holders who need to claim Universal Credit (UC) should not be penalised for buying such a policy. This is according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) who are...

Research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) shows health and protection insurers produced the equivalent of £6.1bn in benefits for the UK in 2021. The Futureproofing Workplace Health research, commissioned by...

Private medical insurers (PMI) face a significant issue in not being able to ask customers whether they have had a genetic test for cancer. This is according to Dr Tim Woodman, medical...