Group Risk

Private medical insurance (PMI) ranks as one of the most in demand workplace benefits by employees, with only flexible working and home working more highly desired. Encouragingly for the sector, risk benefits...

Employee wellbeing and benefits provider Vivup has joined group risk industry body Grid. Karl Bennett, wellbeing director at Vivup, said: “Having worked with Grid in a previous role, it demonstrated the value...

The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 has been revealed. In all 37 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...

Sickness absence rates hit 3.1% in 2021 translating to an average 7.3 sick days per employee - the highest level since 2009, according to data from XpertHR. The firm, which surveyed 149...

Australian superannuation fund Mercy Super has appointed Zurich Australia as its life insurance partner, effective from 1 August. The partnership will see Zurich provide a comprehensive insurance offering and benefits to Mercy...

The mental health of the UK population has taken a battering during the pandemic and beyond. The fallout has affected everyone - including those working in the private medical insurance (PMI) and...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased to more than 800,000, according to official figures. Latest Office for National...

To kick off Pride Month, Health & Protection speaks to Chris Bailey-Munt, B2B content and social media manager for intermediary marketing at Aviva, about considering whether he should refer to his "partner"...

Actuaries are warning that proposed government regulations for the sector could “undermine the profession” and “lead to a lowering of standards”. The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) also urged the government...

Czech insurance broker Respect has joined the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) as a member. Launched in 1993, Respect is a Prague-headquartered insurance broker focused on business insurance in the Czech and Slovak...