Group Risk

US life insurance broker Guaranteed Rate Insurance has appointed Jeff Wingate as executive vice president. Wingate (pictured) is charged with leading the team of more than 200 insurance professionals with a focus...

Legal & General is merging its insurance and retail retirement divisions, Health & Protection has learned. The insurer revealed the changes to staff yesterday afternoon and confirmed the move to Health &...

The winners of first UK Health & Protection Awards have been announced at a glittering ceremony at the Hilton Bankside in London. More than 500 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together...

International insurance broking group Howden has reached agreement to acquire chartered insurance broker Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, sees...

People around the world will on average spend 10 years in ill health during their lifetimes, a rise of 15% in the last 30 years according to research from Vitality and Rand...

Square Health has gone live with advice firm Assured Futures as its first client through a partnership with Swiss Re’s Iptiq white-label insurance provider proposition. The deal means firms operating through the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned regulated financial advisers to ensure remote working staff know they could face visits at home from the regulator. New expectations on remote working set out...

Employee benefits platform and consultancy Bravo Benefits has joined group risk industry body Grid. Wojciech Dochan, co-founder and managing director of Bravo Benefits, said: "As customers’ needs change, it’s important to be...

Insurance broker firm Partners& has appointed Marcia Reid as managing partner for wellbeing, engagement and benefits. Reid (pictured) was most recently managing director of the health and protection division of Stackhouse Poland...

According to mental health charity Mind, the UK is in the grip of a mental health emergency. However, the term mental health is very wide ranging, covering anything from mild anxiety or...