Group Risk

VitalityLife multi-benefit discounts are now available on the UnderwriteMe Protection Platform, following the provider's addition of its income protection (IP) cover to the platform. This week's move sees the product joining the...

Fair value requirements under the Consumer Duty are causing providers and advisers alike to regularly review product offerings and propositions. For advisers this has meant keeping a close eye on tweaks to...

FOS Expects 16% More Complaints, Pledges Faster Service and Cost Cuts The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has revealed it expects to receive 16% more complaints than previously thought this financial year and...

Swiss Re has appointed Andreas Berger as group CEO. Berger (pictured) succeeds Christian Mumenthaler from 1 July 2024 when he will also step down as Swiss Re's CEO of corporate solutions. The...

Events and conferences in the insurance sector certainly feel different to the way they did years ago. And women who have plied their trade in the protection and health sectors for decades...

Independent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has urged employers to re-evaluate expected group life assurance arrangements in the lead-up to the abolition of the lifetime allowance (LTA) on 6 April. It has...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out guidance for firms and financial influencers - 'finfluencers' - on ensuring that their ads on social media stay on the right side of the...

Legal & General Retail has appointed Georgia Perkins as protection market development manager. Perkins joins from HSBC where she was a business development manager. Before that was a protection consultant at Aegon....

Almost three quarters of UK adults think employers have a responsibility to support their mental health. This is according to a report from YuLife in in collaboration with YouGov which also found...

Explainable artificial intelligence (AI) is the key to bridging the gap between the benefits of the technology and maintaining trust among policy holders. This is according to Dr Lizzy Lubczanski, client manager...