Group Risk

Barnett Waddingham has announced the completion of its acquisition by Howden, a global insurance and employee benefits intermediary group. The Barnett Waddingham brand name will disappear within two years following its acquisition...

Employers plan on getting their employees to take on the costs of health-related support services for themselves through salary sacrifice, according to research from Canada Life. The change of approach has been...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has added Working to Wellbeing as its newest member as of 1 April.   That brings the total of new members to join the organisation in...

The Protect Association marked its 25th anniversary by honouring chairman Steve Devine for the work that he had done to build the association along with his late partner David Taylor.  Looking forward,...

Demand for data about an employer's workforce has perhaps never been greater. This is particularly true of SMEs who make up the vast majority of UK businesses and are consequently increasingly being...

Howden has appointed Saurabh Verma as chief business officer for its India operations. Verma (pictured) will be in charge of promoting regional growth and strengthening client connections. He has held several key...

Grieving families across the UK do not know where key financial information is stored and how to access it in the event of a death, leaving them in potential financial risk. This...

Workplace absences connected to employees taking time off to care for a cancer-stricken loved one could cost UK employers an estimated £8.5bn this year due to an increase in cases. This is...

The Labour Government's has confirmed £1bn of employment support measures aimed at helping disabled and long-term sick people back into work. The details were included in the Spring Statement documents. Last week,...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) protection proposition director Andy Walton has laid down the gauntlet for the industry to sell millions more policies in the next five years, not just hundreds of thousands....