Group Risk

Canadian benefits consulting firm Riverview Insurance Solutions (RIS) is to merge with compatriot firm Sterling Capital Brokers (SCB). It is the latest move for Sterling in its national expansion after completing the...

Ardonagh Group, the owner of Towergate Health & Protection among other brands, is to acquire Usay Group. In a statement, released this morning, Ardonagh revealed it had exchanged contracts to purchase the...

Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Hayley Robinson as group chief underwriting officer. Currently UK chief underwriting officer at the insurer, Robinson (pictured) has previously held various management roles in underwriting at RSA...

Employers should have a plan to look after all employees at all levels in the wake rising levels of depression among the UK population during the pandemic, according to Towergate Health &...

RedArc is warning the full magnitude of the pandemic's effect on the mental health of employees will only be witnessed when they start returning to work. Ahead of Mental Health Awareness week,...

Stress and anxiety is the biggest issue for most people with health and wellbeing concerns, according to research from risk industry body Grid. The research shows of the four in five employees...

While the vast majority of asset managers do not have a formal wellbeing strategy in place despite offering private medical, life insurance and income protection, according to Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing....

The proportion of mental illness income protection (IP) claims Zurich received doubled in 2020. The insurer revealed more than one in four (27%) IP claims were triggered by mental health conditions last...

Insurers and reinsurers are partnering with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the University of Leicester to produce an up to date understanding of the risks of diabetes. It is...

Employers should be as clear as possible with employees about sick pay and health insurance benefits from day one, according to employment lawyers. Melanie Stancliffe, partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...