Group Risk

Female advisers' place greater emphasis on successful relationship building with client families than their male counterparts, according to research from the Embark Group. The group's latest Investor Confidence Barometer survey of 251...

Almost four in 10 employers have increased virtual healthcare support during the pandemic, according to research fromgroup risk industry body Grid. The research found 38% of businesses had increased support that can...

Aviva is the latest insurer to announce changes to cover the National Insurance Contribution (NIC) rise as part of group income protection (GIP) schemes. Canada Life and Legal & General have already...

Following a successful pilot, Paradigm Protect, part of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has become the first directly authorised distributor to added HSBC Life to its panel. HSBC Life offers a selection of short-...

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...

Alan Knowles is stepping down from his position as chairman of the Protection Distributor’s Group (PDG) after three and a half years leading the trade body. Neil McCarthy, who retired from LifeQuote...

Health & Protection speaks to Amy Jenney, protection insurance adviser at Cura Financial Services about how she managed to restore a customer's faith in protection, being interviewed in the company's driveway and...

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...

Willis Towers Watson has become the latest global consultancy firm to withdraw from Russia. In a statement released yesterday, the global advisory, broking and solutions company said it will withdraw from all...