Group Risk

When we talk about stress in the workplace, or psychosocial hazards, we tend to think of them through the lens of work demands, job clarity and control, relationships and team dynamics, through...

Despite 50% of cancer cases being preventable, employers are struggling to align their workplace cancer strategies with the crucial need for prevention and early detection, Richard Browne hears.   With around 50%...

The group risk industry has warmly welcomed confirmation that death in service benefits will not be brought under the scope of inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) also confirmed...

Vast swathes of the population still do not think protection cover is for them, this perception persists particularly among the young, renters, mothers and carers and even some areas of the business...

Group Risk Development (Grid) has written to chancellor Rachel Reeves urgently requesting guidance on how proposed inheritance tax changes will apply to death in service payments, Health & Protection can reveal. Proposals...

The inclusion of group life in the government’s captive framework has been welcomed but it is not expected to have a major impact on the industry or country unless further benefits are...

Recognising cancer as a long-term, manageable condition, employers are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities in workplace support, as Richard Browne hears.   The conversation around cancer in the workplace is undergoing significant...

The group life and employee benefits sector has been included in HM Treasury’s (HMT) plans for the new UK captive insurance regime, having been excluded from the original proposals. The first consultation...

Insurers paid out a record £8bn in combined group and individual protection claims in 2024, although approval rates slipped across critical illness (CI) and income protection (IP) products. That is the equivalent...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes customer service in the general insurance and protection markets has improved over the last three years, despite outcomes only improving by a couple of percentage points....