Group Risk

Lindsey Rix-Broom, CEO of Canada Life UK is to become the CEO for Europe for parent company Great-West Lifeco, as of 1 July.  The insurer said Rix-Broom (pictured) would continue to lead...

While employers see the value of group income protection (GIP) as a means of early intervention to keep employees at work and and demand for this benefit is holding up, economic pressures...

Generali is exiting the UK group risk market with Unum securing the renewal rights for the insurer's UK employee benefits business across its group risk product range. In addition, Unum will also...

The deadline is arriving for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website. Health & Protection would also like to thank all...

The UK group risk industry paid out £2.59bn during 2024, an increase of £99.2m compared to 2023, according to Grid – the industry body for the group risk protection sector.  There was...

New technologies typically incite passionate views about their potential to change the world, or at least certain industries and operations. So it is no surprise that despite not formally appearing on the...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 are open for entries from advisers, while the provider shortlists have also been unveiled this week. There are 14 Awards for advisers to highlight the...

The protection sector has come together to launch Business Protection focus week which will run between 2 and 6 June. Stuart Halliwell, owner of Stuart Halliwell Consultants, explained that the focus week...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 11 categories spanning the breadth of the...

Broadstone has appointed Bill Pedersen to its board as non-executive director. Pedersen spent 35 years at Milliman, an international consulting and actuarial firm specialising in life insurance and financial services, property and...