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Health & Protection Awards 2023 voting opens
Voting for the Health & Protection Awards 2023 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding in their respective sectors during...
Read moreHowden acquires Manchester-based broker Reich
International insurance broker Howden has acquired Manchester-headquartered intermediary Reich Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum. Reich serves UK and international clients, has more than 140 employees and is led by Simon Taylor...
Read moreLegal & General adds Spectrum.Life mental health services to all group risk plans
Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with Spectrum.Life to bring its mental health and wellbeing services to all existing and new group risk clients at no extra cost. Spectrum.Life is a...
Read moreAviva provides legal advice service for group life customers
Aviva has partnered with Red Apple Law to offer access to a range of legal services as part of its group life insurance offering. The insurer said the move would make legal...
Read moreThree quarters of over-55s unhappy with workplace benefits – Canada Life
The vast majority of over-55s do not feel their employer offers them appropriate workplace benefits, according to research from Canada Life. The insurer's survey of 2,000 UK adults found just one in...
Read moreEmployees judge actions so tackling ‘Handy Andy in accounts’ really matters
Insurance industry bosses have been warned that employees judge them by their deeds, so what they do about 'Handy Andy in accounts' is just as important as any other measure they can...
Read moreFCA to survey 600 smaller firms about Consumer Duty implementation – Mills
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to survey 600 smaller firms to check how they are preparing for implementing the Consumer Duty. The regulator also conceded it may have not adequately explained...
Read moreEmployers increase health support reflecting greater duty to staff – Grid
Four in five employers have upped health and wellbeing support or employee benefits to cater to the changing circumstances of their staff, according to research from group risk industry body Grid. The...
Read moreFurther Consumer Duty tweaks needed to tackle ‘significant’ closed book issues – FCA
Further tweaks to the implementation of the Consumer Duty will be needed to help firms navigate "significant" issues connected to closed life insurance books, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted. The...
Read moreCanada Life launches mental wellbeing app for all insured firms
Canada Life has launched MyStrength, a mental wellbeing app for all employees of companies that have a protection policy with the insurer - including those staff not directly covered by the scheme....
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