Group Risk

Attempting to save money on removing duplication of added value services from group risk products and employee benefits could actually increase an employer's tax liabilities. This is according to Ron Wheatcroft, technical...

The UK group risk market added more than half a million lives covered in 2024 although the rate of expansion slowed due to a more challenging backdrop, according to Swiss Re’s latest...

Broadstone has hired Lindsay Kenny as SME business development consultant, joining from Towergate where she had been an employee benefits consultant since October 2008. The firm said Kenny (pictured) had gained significant...

Bernhard Kaufmann will succeed Patrick Raaflaub as Swiss Re's group chief risk officer as of 1 October 2025. Kaufmann (pictured) has held chief risk officer positions across the reinsurance and insurance sectors...

The sunny Mr Blue Sky, the crowd pleasing Thunderstruck and even the Fairytale of New York feature among advisers' top choices of go-to songs when they want to reduce stress. To mark...

A landmark ruling handed down by the Supreme Court on the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 has implications for private medical insurance (PMI) underwriters, according to a...

Dentists’ Provident distributed £7.9m as bonuses to its members in 2024 according to its annual report, released this week. That represented an increase of £400,000 over 2023, when the bonus was £7.5m...

An evaluation of the effects of the insurance pricing rules enacted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the 2021-2022 financial year will be published later this year. The regulator announced the...

Legal & General (L&G) Retail Protection has signed a new five-year protection distribution agreement with Nationwide, to develop and implement a new protection referral model for Nationwide’s mortgage applicants.   This agreement...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has announced its affiliation with the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) as part of its aim to focus on the role of mutuals and friendly societies...