Group Risk

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has teamed up with the Southampton Data Science Academy (SDSA) to develop a course aimed at helping insurance professionals meet data and artificial intelligence (AI) challenges head...

Insurers have offered staff a late kick off this morning following yesterday's Euros final at Wembley Stadium. Ahead of the Euro 2020 final match between England and Italy, Health & Protection contacted...

Sri Lankan life insurer Softlogic Life Insurance has appointed Sanjaya Mohottala (pictured right) and Lalith Withana (pictured left) to its board as independent non-executive directors. The pair succeed outgoing directors Ray Abeywardena...

A mask wearing policy seems to becoming redundant as more and more advisers embrace flexible working. Earlier this week, Health & Protection quizzed insurers up and down the country to find out...

Technology provider UnderwriteMe has appointed Simon Jacobs to the newly created role of business development director. Jacobs (pictured) has worked in the life and health industry for more than 25 years, most...

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services has launched a public consultation to enable people to share their opinion about the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In an...

Some insurers are considering encouraging employees to wear face masks even after the legal obligation to do is removed. Earlier this week, prime minister Boris Johnson said that while a final decision...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme's (FSCS) funding model has come under fire for causing protection and insurance intermediaries to bail out other 'mismanaged' firms. Branko Bjelobaba, principal at consultancy Branko, spoke to...

Advisers have a crucial role in educating employers about protection cover and benefit options as Covid restrictions start to lift in the workplace and across society. Yesterday, the Prime Minister addressed the...

AIG Life has launched a new simplified approach to group critical illness (CI) insurance which sees it consolidate conditions under grouped headings. The insurer says the move, which bring its group CI...