Group Risk

Insurers paid out a record £8bn in combined group and individual protection claims in 2024, although approval rates slipped across critical illness (CI) and income protection (IP) products. That is the equivalent...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes customer service in the general insurance and protection markets has improved over the last three years, despite outcomes only improving by a couple of percentage points....

A quartet representing Vitality and MetLife took the acclaim as best team at the annual Santé Group charity golf day. The fourth annual event, held for a third year at The Belfry,...

Intermediaries in the health and protection insurance markets will see a steeper drop in the fee rate payable to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) than previously expected due to soaring revenues. In...

Spectrum.Life has promoted Ellie Janik to the role of director of client success.  Janik was previously the strategic customer success manager when she started at Spectrum.Life at the beginning of the year. ...

Broadstone has announced the appointment of Rob Kerry as actuarial director from Utmost. He joins Broadstone’s insurance, regulatory and risk division within its life insurance team which delivers a range of actuarial...

Life insurance premium increases will "slow significantly" to 1% this year across the globe, according to the Swiss Re Institute. According to Swiss Re Institute's World Insurance sigma, following a strong 2024,...

Howden Asia has announced the appointment of Hamish Ravindran as chief client officer for Asia. Ravindran has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, spanning underwriting, client services, and...

Chesnara plc has today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire HSBC Life (UK) Ltd for £260m.  Completion is expected in early 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals.  The...

Canada Life has appointed Emma Watkins (pictured) as UK CEO, effective from 1 September 2025, subject to regulatory approval. Watkins' appointment follows a decade at Scottish Widows, where she most recently served...