Group Risk

It has been positive to see an overall increased awareness of the benefits of income protection (IP), with an upward trend in sales in recent years. However, I have been reflecting on...

HM Revenue & Customs' Insurance Premium Tax take stood at £853m in January 2025, bringing the 10-month total for the 2024/25 financial year to a record £7.6bn. According to this morning’s HMRC...

Zurich UK has seen life protection gross written premiums (GWP) climb 8%, according to its full-year results for the year to 31 December 2024. The insurer posted life protection gross written premium...

Aon has appointed Jennifer Richards as CEO of Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.  Richards assumes the role on 1 March and replaces Anne Corona who was recently named CEO of enterprise clients...

Rules mandating professional qualifications for senior insurance representatives and introducing a host of other regulations to tighten up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) broker market have gone live today. The UAE Central...

MetLife UK has appointed Phil Jeynes as head of individual protection, succeeding Rich Horner in the role. The provider said Jeynes (pictured) will be pivotal in leading the distribution strategy while aligning...

Ensuring a client stayed in work by bringing everyone together was critical to support a customer who had attempted suicide three times and regarded work as her happy place. To mark St...

A group protection insurance solution is necessary to tackle the UK's impending social care crisis, according to Johnny Timpson. Last week, writing in Health & Protection Tony Müdd, divisional director development and...

Santé Group has acquired Myles Fitness, an employee wellbeing app designed to track activity, boost engagement and reward employees. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed while app founders Toby...

Benefex and Benify have launched Benifex, a combined brand following the merger of the two companies last year.  Benifex is a global rewards and benefits, supporting more than 3,000 organisations in more than...