Group Risk

Workplace health and wellbeing programmes around the world must recognise and support the needs of people who have been hardest hit by the pandemic, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD)...

Effective employer wellbeing strategies to tackle the threat posed by long Covid need to be underpinned by a solid framework of agencies including insurers and wellbeing providers. And advisers muct be at...

At a time when employees are largely continuing to work remotely, it is especially vital that businesses have a plan in place to support their wellbeing and alleviate stresses associated with the...

US life insurer Protective Life Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese life insurer Dai-ichi Life Holdings, has appointed Pooja Rahman as senior vice president (SVP) and chief risk officer. Rahman, who...

Wellbeing will remain atop the corporate agenda for many years as the world has “only seen the tip of the iceberg” from the Covid-19 pandemic. Health and wellbeing benefits are also likely...

Unisure has entered the UK protection market with the launch of a group life insurance product, with the group CEO saying there were substantial opportunities for uptake. The product is open to...

Insurers appear to be sticking to their guns on maintaining the lifting of Covid underwriting restrictions despite prime minister Boris Johnson's delay of the easing of restrictions in England to mid July....

Asset management group Invalda INVL has signed a deal in principle to acquire Finnish life insurance giant Mandatum Life. Mandatum Life has nearly 30,000 customers across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, with total...

Sun Life of Canada is updating its underwriting approach to enable more clients aged under 40 to gain quicker access to life insurance. The Canadian insurer revealed its new underwriting process could...

Online retailer Flipkart has introduced unlimited medical insurance cover for employees. The Bangalore-headquartered firm revealed the insurance will cover all medical expenses and cost of hospitalisation, without employees paying any premium for...