Group Risk

Compensation paid to customers of failed insurance distribution firms fell by around £1m last year while claims made against intermediary firms were slashed in half. Data from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme...

Employers are prioritising health and wellbeing support for their staff while employees rank financial wellbeing as their most pressing concern, according to research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Its survey of 131...

The quartet representing National Friendly claimed the honours as best team at the annual Santé Group charity golf day. The third annual event, held for the second year at The Belfry, brought...

Advisers and insurers may need to rethink the working hours of their employees and adapt worker contracts to comply with new right to switch off legislation. Labour's election manifesto commits to implementing...

Almost a year on since the first major implementation date for the regulator's Consumer Duty, the protection and health insurance sector finds itself embracing a new shared definition of what good looks...

Colin Boxall has officially retired from the health and protection industry, he announced yesterday. Boxall (pictured centre right) was owner and executive director of the Maidstone-based Advo Group for more than 16...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised a further £69m for the Treasury in June 2024, according to latest HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data. Following a record £8.1bn of IPT collections last...

April International is poised to answer adviser calls for more providers to enter the global risk benefits market with a launch targeted in the third quarter of 2024. Its plans were revealed...

Canada Life has appointed Dan Crook to the role of managing director, group protection, reporting to UK CEO Lindsey Rix-Broom.   His appointment follows his tenure as interim managing director since February 2024. ...

Helen Croft is leaving AIG Life to join global reinsurer Scor as head of life and health underwriting. Croft started at AIG Life back in 2013 as a development underwriter, progressing to...