Group Risk

Voting for the best insurance and service providers in UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 closes this week. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote here to recognise the providers they believe...

Business leaders are increasingly looking to send management level staff on international assignments rather than going themselves, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD). Brian Hall, chairman of the world trade group...

Unum UK has launched a cancer support service for employees covered under its group life policy. The Cancer Assist service offers employees and their family members access to cancer experts via third-party...

Employee benefits adviser Broadstone has joined group risk industry body Grid. Paul McGuckin, director, head of employee benefits at Broadstone, said: "I became conscious that, as we grew, we had less time...

The mental health of staff is the top concern for senior decision makers, according to research commissioned to mark this Mental Health Awareness Week. But separate research indicates the pandemic has created...

Judges for the Health & Protection Awards 2022 have given advisers their tips to help submit the best possible entries for this year’s awards. Christine Husbands, managing director of RedArc, and Elliott...

Sesame Bankhall Group is asking advisers to promise to talk about protection with every client and launching a range of support to help increase the uptake of protection insurance. The network’s three-month...

Unum UK has revealed it paid a total of £366m in claims in 2021, up £6.5m on 2020, with £202m of the total being for group income protection (GIP) pay outs. Cancer...

Aston Lark has acquired UKGlobal Broking Group for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is Aston Lark's first since officially becoming part of the Howden Broking Group last month and 50th overall. Howden...

Multiple Team GB 400m medallist Donna Fraser challenged young women working in the protection sector to find their "why" at this year's Women In Protection Conference. Fraser's far reaching address touched on...