Group Risk

The first three months of 2023 saw the highest number of excess deaths in the UK since the start of the second wave of the pandemic. Based on provisional Office for National...

The vast majority of young people are struggling with their mental health, according to research from mental health charity Mind. The poll of 2,000 18-24 year olds revealed 95% were struggling with...

Canada Life is offering the Toothfairy a dental care app to all group protection customers. The app has been created by two dentists and uses patent-pending technology to solve a number of...

The UK group risk market posted record premiums over the past year as scheme and member numbers increased, but future growth is being threatened by double taxation of group income protection (GIP),...

Legal & General Group Protection has added second medical opinion, medical concierge and nurse support services from global health company Medigo to its group income protection (GIP) products. The services are available...

Tavistock has acquired the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Bangor, Northern Ireland-based health and protection adviser firm Precise Protect. Precise Protect has a network of over 200 advisers...

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...