Covid-19

Royal London has removed all Covid restrictions to its underwriting for cases up to £3m and below age 80, returning the mutual insurer to a pre-pandemic underwriting philosophy. The firm added it...

Insurers are noticing an increasing number of group income protection (GIP) customers coming to them for long Covid support. Official data released earlier this month, reveals the number of people in the...

Aviva has reported soaring demand for long Covid support from its income protection (IP) intervention and rehabilitation services. Long Covid support overtook cancer and musculoskeletal conditions to become the second most common...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased by 131,000, according to official data. Office for National Statistics data covering...

Private healthcare providers who fail to re-employ unvaccinated workers could face claims for unfair dismissal, an employment lawyer has warned. The warning follows government's confirmation that it would be removing the legal...

Advisers should conduct risk assessments for staff carrying out face-to-face meetings as Covid isolation requirements lift or risk falling foul of duty of care rules. This is according to Melanie Stancliffe, partner...

Insurers are continuing to require staff in England to stay at home if they test positive for Covid and are reviewing policies with regards to the provision of free Covid tests. This...

AIG is extending its six-month payment flexibility for people who are under financial hardship due to the increasing cost of living. The insurer originally introduced the option to help policyholders cope with...

Insurers paid out more than £168m in death benefits from group life policies as a result of Covid-19 last year – a sharp increase on 2020 as the pandemic continued to hit...

Advisers are divided over whether they will pick up the additional costs of tests for staff when the government stops providing free lateral flow tests from this spring. This afternoon prime minister...