Group Risk

Viva Insurance Brokers has hired Dr Sonja de Pattenden as chief operating officer. She has more than 30 years of work experience in sales, private banking, financial services and insurance (life and...

While advice firms should still expect client-facing staff to dress appropriately, accommodations should be made for hot weather and any attempt to ban shorts for men could land them in hot water,...

Howden has acquired Help Me Compare Group Ltd (ActiveQuote) and its subsidiaries for an undisclosed sum. Howden said the acquisition enhances its presence in the consumer insurance sector and reflects its broader...

Unum UK's Help@hand digital health and wellbeing app has seen a 91% increase in registrations over the last 12 months, compared to the previous year. Within the same period, user interactions rose...

The issue of regulation within the employee assistance programme (EAP) industry has always been a contentious topic. Proponents of more regulation insist that it will provide a consistent level of quality, confidentiality,...

Legal & General has seen an 11% increase in UK protection sales in the first half of 2024, driven by its group risk business, compared to the same period last year. However,...

HSBC Life UK has promoted Richard Waters to head of protection distribution. Waters (pictured) has spent more than 30 years at HSBC having started as an insurance broker at the bank in...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) should create talent attraction ambassadors (TAA) to encourage young talent into the sector. The recommendation features among a series of calls to the CII by authors of...

Reframe Cancer has joined group risk industry body Grid. Reframe Cancer is a cancer navigation and support specialist that provides workplace care for employers and employees affected by cancer. As well as...

More than a third of patients think GP wait times in England are too long and have had difficulties in contacting doctors and securing appointments. The NHS England GP Patient Survey 2024...