Group Risk

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...

Compliance consultant Branko Bjelobaba has raised concerns about difficulties health and protection insurance intermediaries face in budgeting for the Financial Compensation Schemes Levy (FSCS) following the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launching its...

Howden has acquired mortgage advice firm SPF Private Clients. The purchase solidifies a "long-established trading relationship" between the firms. The international insurance broker said the deal extended its reach into the mortgage...

Difficulty accessing public sector mental health support is driving growth in the mental health and wellbeing app market, according to protection and health advisers - but there are conerns about their quality....

Andrew Doran is to succeed Warren Copp as chief underwriter at Pacific Life Re. Copp, who is retiring at the end of the year, was a founding member of Pacific Life Re's...

Advisers operating in the health and protection insurance markets face an increase of 3.2% in their annual fees paid to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This rise is in addition to the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy to stabilise due to actions it is taking in its three-year strategy plan. However compensation levels are still expected...