Group Risk

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has completed its  acquisition of Buck. In December Health & Protection reported Gallagher had reached agreement to buy rival HR and employee benefits consultancy Buck in a...

Scottish Friendly and health and life insurance solutions provider The Unisure Group have announced a partnership agreement. The agreement confirms Scottish Friendly as the mutual insurer for Unisure’s UK group life division, in...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is conducting an independent governance review which is due to report back by the end of April. Conducted by Integrity Governance, the PFS said the review will...

Broadstone has acquired actuarial and financial services consultancy OAC plc. The employee benefits consultancy said its new acquisition's focus on serving life and non-life insurers and redress clients, alongside its data analytics...

SimplyBiz has become an affiliate of the Consumer Duty Alliance (CDA). The partnership builds upon SimplyBiz’s existing relationship with the Financial Vulnerability Taskforce, which is now incorporated by the CDA. CDA membership...

Advisers operating in the health and protection insurance market will see their contribution to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) budget rise by 10.4% in the 2023/24 financial year. The rise comes as...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set a goal of spotting problem firms faster to help tackle the high Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy. It is developing proposals to improve complaints...

Unum UK witnessed increased demand for its remote GPs service during the winter as NHS services continued to be stretched, particularly out-of-hours. As of February 2023, the provider said more than a...

AIG Life marketing director Sue Helmont has retired after almost four decades in the industry. Earlier in her career, Helmont was a corporate communications manager at Aviva in 2005 where she worked...

LifeSearch’s employee benefits (EB) arm has agreed a partnership with WorkLife by OpenMoney platform. The intermediary will offer corporate clients access to benefits supporting a wide range of their employees’ financial, mental...