Group Risk

Employers should consider adding digital access to GPs, early intervention services and private healthcare to their benefits arsenal to effectively manage the hidden threat posed by long Covid. Christine Husbands, managing director...

I read the other day that among the most common feelings of worry about starting a new job is whether you will build strong office relationships with colleagues quickly enough to build...

The UK group risk market demonstrated positive growth in 2020 reflecting its resilience and versatility against a difficult backdrop, according to Swiss Re's annual Group Watch report. The 2021 report, published today,...

Health and protection insurer The Exeter paid over £10.1m, equating to 91% of all claims submitted during 2020. The Exeter's data reveals Covid-19 was the single most claimed for condition in 2020,...

Legal & General has paid out a record 43 personal protection claims every day in the UK during 2020, making payouts to 15,855 customers and their families. Pay outs totalled £763.9m –...

UK employees are resisting accessing group protection plans because they are concerned that their employer will find out too much about their health or private life. This is according to a new...

Failing to ensure employee benefits are correctly aligned to contracts of employment could leave firms facing uninsured liabilities running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. This is the warning from health and...

Amba has launched a new ethical employee benefits platform designed to appeal to millennial and Gen Z employees.  This new platform will include access to net zero pension Cushon as well as...

The vaccine rollout and a planned end to lockdown has boosted consumer confidence about their future health and wealth prospects.  The latest Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor from LV= shows that rising proportion...

MetLife UK is expanding its group life EAP, which will now cover all employers with up to 1,000 staff.  Until now this benefit was only available to its SME client base, and...