Group Risk

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has increased employer's National Insurance Contributions (NICs) by 1.2%, but also increased the employer's allowance exempting 865,000 smaller employers from paying any NIC at all next year. Delivering her...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Labour Budget for 14 years includes £40bn in tax rises. Delivering the Budget in Parliament, Reeves (pictured) openly announced the increased tax revenue early in her statement. She...

Moving to a digital first approach is one of the most significant challenges for insurers in servicing the needs of modern customers. This can require significant technological investment in financial and other...

Foster Denovo has acquired financial planning advice firm, 80Twenty, based in Lockington in Leicestershire. The deal is Foster Denovo’s fifth acquisition in 12 months, becoming the 13th office in its UK-wide presence...

MetLife UK has added a specially developed version of the YuLife app to its group income protection (GIP) proposition for the insurer's UK customers. It aims to introduce a gamified approach to...

More people are struggling to see an NHS GP, capacity pressure on dental services remains and demand for mental health services is continuing to grow, according to the healthcare regulator. The Care...

A Treasury minister for the new Labour government has refused a request to bring forward rules combatting financial discrimination against cancer survivors. However, economic secretary to the Treasury Tulip Siddiq (pictured) said...

There is no question that digitisation is becoming a necessity for the health and protection insurance markets, however it is clear younger generations are becoming the most influential population in driving forward...

Zurich has entered the group critical illness (CI) market completing a full suite of group risk products. Zurich told Health & Protection that while the cover is paid by for employers, it...

Towergate Employee Benefits has appointed Mark Pugh to the new role of head of consulting services as of today. Pugh (pictured speaking at the Health & Protection IPMI Summit 2023) joins the...