Group Risk

This past year has proven another record one for growth for the UK group risk market, according to Swiss Re’s latest annual Group Watch report The report shows that in 2023 the...

Japanese life insurer Nippon Life's Singapore-based subsidiary Nippon Life Asia Pacific has received approval from Indian authorities to launch a subsidiary in Mumbai, India. Nippon Life has life insurance and asset management...

Gallagher has added Lee Cook, John Deacon and Vishal Makkar to its benefits and HR consulting division in the UK. The trio who came to Gallagher through its acquisition of Buck in...

Advisers in the health and protection insurance markets face a 10% rise in Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fees for the current financial year, the regulator has revealed. Intermediaries operating in the A.19...

VitalityLife multi-benefit discounts are now available on the UnderwriteMe Protection Platform, following the provider's addition of its income protection (IP) cover to the platform. This week's move sees the product joining the...

Fair value requirements under the Consumer Duty are causing providers and advisers alike to regularly review product offerings and propositions. For advisers this has meant keeping a close eye on tweaks to...

FOS Expects 16% More Complaints, Pledges Faster Service and Cost Cuts The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has revealed it expects to receive 16% more complaints than previously thought this financial year and...

Swiss Re has appointed Andreas Berger as group CEO. Berger (pictured) succeeds Christian Mumenthaler from 1 July 2024 when he will also step down as Swiss Re's CEO of corporate solutions. The...

Events and conferences in the insurance sector certainly feel different to the way they did years ago. And women who have plied their trade in the protection and health sectors for decades...

Independent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has urged employers to re-evaluate expected group life assurance arrangements in the lead-up to the abolition of the lifetime allowance (LTA) on 6 April. It has...