Group Risk

Alexander Beard Group has joined commercial insurance, risk management, and employee benefits brokerage group Assurex Global Partnership. Founded in 1954, Ohio-based Assurex Global is a partnership of more than 100 independent agents...

Business protection sales remain a tiny part of the overall protection market, because people simply do not know about it - but that means great opportunity. “We don’t talk about it,” said...

Nurse-led health and wellbeing specialist RedArc has joined group risk industry body Grid. Christine Husbands, commercial director for RedArc, (pictured) said: ‘Needs change all the time, and we develop our proposition to...

Consumer Duty Fair Value requirements do not mean firms cannot operate different charges or make a profit. This is according to Graeme Reynolds, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) director of competition, who...

Aon has completed the $13bn acquisition of global consulting firm NFP. Aon said the acquisition expanded its presence in the large and fast-growing middle-market segment, with more than 7,700 colleagues and capabilities...

The Financial Conduct Authority expects firms to address key fair value challenges connected to goneaway customers, data gaps, vested rights and outcomes ahead of its looming Consumer Duty deadline for closed books....

Gen Re has been working with partners to develop a protection solution that delivers some form of cover to customers who have self harmed or tried to take their own lives. This...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 are open for entries from advisers. There are 15 Awards for advisers to highlight the quality of the work you do throughout the year, day-in...

One in five adults in the UK have done a dental procedure on themselves, according to research from Canada Life. The insurer's survey of 2,000 UK adults found a fifth (18%) of...

Leaders from major protection insurers have called for the sector to have an honest conversation about loaded premiums and commissions, with one CEO saying they would be "delighted" if the Financial Conduct...