Group Risk

The government has given financial and health sector regulators an April deadline to put forward their strategies for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their sectors. It told the Financial Conduct...

International insurance broker Howden has appointed Mike Baker as chief client officer of Howden Asia.   Based in Singapore, Baker reports to Goh Chye Huat, CEO, Howden Asia.   Baker’s role is...

Week three on The Apprentice saw a virtual Lord Sugar set the teams the challenge of developing a virtual escape room concept and playable demo and pitching their creations to investors. After...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to 20 of the largest financial advice firms requesting information about their delivery of ongoing services, for which their clients continue to be charged after...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 has launched and is now open for adviser entries, including a new category for networks and distributor services. Health & Protection would also like to...

Tim Stoves is stepping down as Canada Life managing director for group protection - bringing to an end a 20-year career with the firm, the insurer has confirmed. He will be succeeded...

Digital mental health and wellbeing platform provider Spectrum.Life has joined group risk industry body Grid.  Spectrum.Life provides digital health, mental health, and wellbeing services, featuring a wellbeing platform and content solutions developed...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected calls from smaller financial firms for it to intervene in the professional indemnity insurance (PII) market. The regulator dismissed pleas from two of its engagement...

The Consumer Duty will not be applied retrospectively to complaints received by it and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has emphasised. The regulator repeated its assertion about...

Insurers need to proactively ensure second-hand trauma experienced when handling distressing claims is understood across the sector. This is according to a report from the 2022/23 Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) New Generation...