Group Risk

Financial advice network The Openwork Partnership has appointed Frank Meere as chief operating officer. Meere (pictured) has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector including a range of chief...

Employers who fail to provide mental health support training for line managers, are running the risk of personal injury claims being brought against them. This is according to Melanie Stancliffe, partner at...

Aviva has launched a mental health toolkit to help its group protection clients manage workplace wellbeing. It is available to employers with group income protection, group critical illness and group life schemes...

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) has launched a referral partnership with LifeSearch offering the trade body's general insurance members access to personal and business protection cover for their clients. BIBA said...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has thrown down the gauntlet to insurers to consider neurodivergent individuals when designing products. FCA senior adviser for equality Georgina Philippou said the regulator wants firms to...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has added three new members to its ranks. Caspian Insurance Services and Pure Protect join as organisational members, with former Cabinet Office disability and access ambassador for...

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) fair value product rules have come into force today. The rules ensure that general insurance products, including health and protection policies, must be assessed to ensure they...

Networking events, sharing best practice and help with recruitment for candidates and companies are some of the ways insurance industry group Gain intends to unlock the potential of neurodivergent talent in the...

Sian Fisher is to step down as CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) after more than six years at the helm of the professional body. Fisher (pictured) will complete her six-month...

The end of furlough is fuelling increased demand for mental health support, according to insurers. Data obtained by Health & Protection reveals that around 15% of requests for mental health consultations to...