Economy

This summer saw a change in government but many of the prevailing trends affecting the nations finances remain, including the ongoing cost of living crisis and a slow mortgage market. Due to...

An expert group has been founded to advise the Labour government on tackling the issue of hundreds of thousands of people leaving the workplace due to long-term sickness since the pandemic. The...

International patient admissions for private medical treatment and diagnosis in the UK have soared by nearly 800% since 2016, data from from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) indicates. It shows there...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) should create talent attraction ambassadors (TAA) to encourage young talent into the sector. The recommendation features among a series of calls to the CII by authors of...

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is calling on government to introduce tax incentives for companies that commit to "significant" improvements in the health of their workforce as the costs of...

Employers are prioritising health and wellbeing support for their staff while employees rank financial wellbeing as their most pressing concern, according to research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Its survey of 131...

The majority of UK workers are struggling to meet basic living costs which is fuelling a sharp decline in financial confidence and wellbeing.  The WTW 2024 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey found 89%...

More than £1.4bn was collected in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) in May as receipts continued their long-term rise.   A total of £1.431bn was collected in IPT last month compared to £615m...

The cost of living is proving a greater concern for young people than older adults, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data from a survey of 5,009 households...

Reports on UK resilience have offered a starkly sobering reminder of the scale of the challenge ahead for the protection market, the cost of failure, and the urgent need for the industry...