Group Risk

The world of work has seen enormous disruption as a result of Covid-19. As restrictions are gradually lifting, we are looking to a future where hybrid working is becoming far more normal,...

Aviva has seen protection and health sales decline 7% year-on-year, according to a trading update for the first quarter of the year. The update, published today, reveals the insurer saw sales of...

Complaints about private medical and dental cover, and income protection insurance (IP) rose sharply in the last financial year, according to data from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The service received 1,476...

Insurers should communicate the benefits of health cover more effectively to companies and individuals alike, access better data on the societal benefits of health and protection insurance and improve product innovation to...

Vitality has called for health and wellbeing requirements to be prioritised at board level as new research indicates increased homeworking is leading to an 'ergonomic timebomb' risking increased back and shoulder injuries...

Unum has revealed that 95.1% of employees who used its claims and rehabilitation service remained in work or were able to return to work afterwards. The provider reported 1,711 referrals to its...

CIExpert has launched a digital dashboard aimed at simplifying advisers' workflow for advising in protection, within its online platform. The Insurer Insight Zone expands on the platform's existing comparison service to enable...

Analysis of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) data has revealed a wide a disparity between the number of people taking out general insurance and protection cover. The FCA's latest insight article based on...

Life insurance broker Protect Line has appointed Pedro Coimbra Fernandes as chief financial officer. Fernandes has held CFO roles at a number of organisations including AIG (American International Group) where he covered...

Ensuring line managers regularly review employees' workload, introducing engagement surveys and reviewing their occupational health provision are just some of the ways employers can guard against employee burnout. Health & Protection kicked...