Group Risk

Authorised firms will need permission from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to begin using appointed representatives (ARs), as part of a Treasury overhaul of the sector published today. Protection under the Financial...

  Cancer has long been a central concern for the health and protection industry. Today, the urgency to rethink how we support people affected by cancer is growing. With more people living...

Aon Cayman has appointed Geoff Thompson as vice president, employee benefits, with Thompson moving to the Caribbean after leaving Vitality. Thompson (pictured centre picking up a Health & Protection Award in 2021...

Legal & General's group protection new business fell more than 10% driving a 3.5% drop in its overall protection sales for the first six months of 2025. The insurer’s retail protection sales...

Ascend Broking Group has launched Ascend Life, a protection division offering life and income protection solutions to individual and corporate clients. Led by Kristian Breeze (pictured), the division's services include life cover,...

HFMC Wealth has joined group risk industry body Grid. The firm is a multi-disciplined independent advisory practice, with a dedicated employee benefits division providing workplace pensions and employee benefit solutions, predominantly focused...

WTW and Klarity are working together to help life insurers improve pricing accuracy by integrating wearable technology and data into their underwriting processes. Klarity has developed a risk scoring tool that produces...

Axa's life and health protection businesses delivered an 8% increase in gross written premiums (GWP) and other revenues in the first six months of 2025 the global insurer revealed. The insurer said...

With ROI now a top priority, employers are struggling to measure the true value of cancer care and wellbeing support, writes Richard Browne.   One of the main things employers are looking...

The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 has been revealed. In all, 45 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...