Group Risk

Advisers and insurers may need to rethink the working hours of their employees and adapt worker contracts to comply with new right to switch off legislation. Labour's election manifesto commits to implementing...

Almost a year on since the first major implementation date for the regulator's Consumer Duty, the protection and health insurance sector finds itself embracing a new shared definition of what good looks...

Colin Boxall has officially retired from the health and protection industry, he announced yesterday. Boxall (pictured centre right) was owner and executive director of the Maidstone-based Advo Group for more than 16...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised a further £69m for the Treasury in June 2024, according to latest HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data. Following a record £8.1bn of IPT collections last...

April International is poised to answer adviser calls for more providers to enter the global risk benefits market with a launch targeted in the third quarter of 2023. Its plans were revealed...

Canada Life has appointed Dan Crook to the role of managing director, group protection, reporting to UK CEO Lindsey Rix-Broom.   His appointment follows his tenure as interim managing director since February 2024. ...

Helen Croft is leaving AIG Life to join global reinsurer Scor as head of life and health underwriting. Croft started at AIG Life back in 2013 as a development underwriter, progressing to...

Employee assistance programme (EAP) provider Health Assured has denied claims in a BBC investigation that it has breached the confidentiality of its users by allowing corporate clients to eavesdrop on calls.  The...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Beth Alahakoon as head of operational excellence. Leading delivery of operational excellence across health and protection, Alahakoon (pictured) will aim to ensure colleague and client voices...

A protection adviser standing as a candidate for Reform UK has complained about Health & Protection’s Pride coverage, arguing that hearing from the LGBTQ+ community is not for a professional publication.  Mark...