Talent shortfall and Covid fallout drive unprecedented demand for group risk benefits – analysis
The combined impact of the pandemic and an intensifying war for talent has meant demand for group risk benefits from...
GIP has power to unlock economically inactive but employers remain confused – CBI
Group income protection (GIP) solutions have the potential of unlocking the economically inactive who have left the labour market, the...
WBN adds trio of members in Europe
The Worldwide Broker Network has added Risk Solution Broker (RSB) and Fortius Inter Partes in Croatia and Söderberg & Partners...
CII focuses on member standards and pilots qualification changes
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has pledged to put greater emphasis on members’ professional standards and pilot changes to how...
PDG updates claims charter approved insurers after standards slip in pandemic
The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has revealed the latest list of insurers that meet its best practice claims criteria to...
HSBC Life extends cover to more people with pre-existing conditions
HSBC Life UK is launching a digital underwriting solution that will extend cover to more people with pre-existing conditions and...
Guardian updates mental health underwriting and other evidence requirements
Guardian has made changes to its mental health underwriting question set and made enhancements related to asthma, diabetes, hypertension and...
Mental health platform eyes international expansion with funding round
Italian mental health platform and benefits firm Unobravo has raised a €17m in a series A funding round which will...
Treasury and FCA ‘circus’ dodges responsibility as poorest excluded from insurance
HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) need to take responsibility for solving the problem of the poorest people...
Just one in 10 SME owners have taken out IP
Just one in 10 SME owners claim to have taken out income protection insurance, according to a report from the...
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