Group Risk

Respondents to Swiss Re's latest Group Watch report are painting a generally positive picture about prospects for growth in the group protection market next year. The annual report, which draws on extensive...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consumer duty does not give any "wriggle room" for firms who think loaded premiums are acceptable, according to Tony Müdd, divisional director at St James' Place. Müdd...

Maxis Global Benefits Network, the international employee benefits joint venture between MetLife and Axa, has appointed Federico Morosi as chief technical and financial officer (CTFO). Morosi will oversee Maxis GBN's finance, legal,...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised its rules requiring listed companies to hit diversity targets or explain why they have failed to meet them. The regulator explained the rules will require...

The number of people covered by group risk policies through their employer rose 5.9% year-on-year, according to Swiss Re's Group Watch report. The reinsurer's annual report showed the number of people insured...

Insurers are continuing to commit to hybrid and flexible working models but are not yet ready to introduce four day working weeks, they have told Health & Protection. Earlier this month a...

SimplyBiz has partnered with group risk provider YuLife. YuLife work with SimplyBiz to deliver relevant messages on market trends, product development, evolving technology in the protection space and delivering good outcomes for...

The mental health of staff is the top concern among health and wellbeing for employers, according to research from Towergate Health & Protection. The firm's survey of 500 HR decision makers in...

Insurance broker Reassured has launched a digital platform enabling customers to directly purchase life insurance online, with critical illness products planned to follow. Reassured is primarily a non-advised broker and six insurers...

Legal & General Group Protection has agreed a partnership with long-term condition management support service ConnectPlus, from Health and Care Innovations (HCI). Available to all insured employees and their immediate family, the...