Aviva has paid more than £1bn to its individual protection customers in a year in which the pandemic had a mixed impact on new mental health income protection claims. The insurer revealed...
Read moreThe Association of British Insurers' new online mental health training platform will ensure customers who disclose a mental health condition are treated consistently across the industry, according to director of policy for...
Read moreCanada Life has appointed Lindsey Rix as UK chief executive officer. Rix, who succeeds Doug Brown who left the life insurer late last year, will report into David Harney, president and chief...
Read moreLegal & General Insurance has appointed Jeff Woods as its new head of intermediary development. Woods, who has held a variety of roles including mortgage broker, financial planner, as well as sales...
Read moreEmployers should consider adding digital access to GPs, early intervention services and private healthcare to their benefits arsenal to effectively manage the hidden threat posed by long Covid. Christine Husbands, managing director...
Read moreThe UK group risk market demonstrated positive growth in 2020 reflecting its resilience and versatility against a difficult backdrop, according to Swiss Re's annual Group Watch report. The 2021 report, published today,...
Read moreLegal & General has paid out a record 43 personal protection claims every day in the UK during 2020, making payouts to 15,855 customers and their families. Pay outs totalled £763.9m –...
Read moreEmployers should do more to reassure staff that data gathered from services like employee assistance programs (EAPs) are shared in an aggregated rather than on an individual level. The warning follows research...
Read moreThirteen healthcare organisations are calling on the government to follow through on its 2018 promise to strip the General Medical Council (GMC) of its power to appeal decisions made by the Medical...
Read moreUK employers should consider taking out health or income protection insurance due to the growing threat posed by long Covid. This is the warning from leading law firm Irwin Mitchell in light...
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