Group Risk

Philippines life insurer Insular Life has appointed Efren Caringal as chief operations officer (COO). Caringal (pictured) joins from Allianz PNB Life where he was chief finance officer and treasurer. He was also...

Private medical insurance (PMI) pricing is “really strange” at present with insurers chasing good risks but also wary of an impending claims deluge, according to advice firm Howden Employee Benefits. The intermediary...

The auto enrolment system should be extended to include income protection (IP) according to Prosperis head of employee benefit consulting Steve Ellis, and he intends to ensure his MP understands the necessity...

Some advisers have already resumed face-to-face client meetings, according to research from insurer Zurich. The survey of 56 advisers this month revealed 68% had resumed such meetings, with a similar number (66%)...

Iress is in talks over a potential sale to EQT Fund Management after its board knocked back two initial bids to purchase the Australia-based financial software firm. In the UK the firm...

More people prioritise mental wellbeing than physical health, according to Legal & General Group Protection's Wellbeing at Work Barometer. The SME-based research found mental health was a top wellbeing priority for 61%...

While interest in protection insurance is growing, far more employees opt to protect themselves via an emergency savings pot, according to a report from Close Brothers. The survey, Expecting the unexpected: a...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put forward a proposal requiring firms to provide statements detailing whether they have hit diversity targets, and where targets have been missed to explain why. The...

One in 10 Britons have taken out private medical insurance (PMI) due to increased NHS waiting times even more acute in Northern Ireland where 21% reported taking out PMI. LifeSearch's latest Health...

Aon has agreed to pay $1bn in termination fees to Willis Towers Watson (WTW) following the collapse of the merger of the two firms. Last month, Health & Protection reported the US...