Group Risk

Just 42% of advisers say they would always suggest a client puts in place children's critical illness (CI) cover before a child is born. This is according to CIExpert's Adviser Watch poll...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) claims it has cut its authorisations backlog by 40% over the last year and is trialling automated application forms. Following reports of long delays for firms and...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a timeline illustrating the dates for when firms should have implemented key elements of its incoming Consumer Duty. The regulator published the final rules for...

Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) has engaged Perkbox as an independent third-party provider giving clients access to the reward platform. MMB clients will also gain preferential contractual terms with Perkbox and an integration...

Neilson Place co-founder Paul Foody is stepping away from his role at the advice platform to join the board of broker firm Reassured as it targets expaning its advised arm and income...

Government intends to deliver an "ambitious" deregulatory package later this autumn to "unleash the potential" of the UK financial services sector as part of its plan to drive growth across the UK...

Almost four in 10 businesses with 50 to 249 staff believe employee health and wellbeing is their top stressor at the moment. The Legal & General Wellbeing at Work Barometer 2022 showed...

Advisers are dubious over whether government commitments to improve access to GPs will prove successful amid soaring demand for virtual GP services from customers. The commitments feature in health and social care...

The government's reversal of its National Insurance Contributions (NICs) hike to fund the health and social care levy will hit the UK's coffers to the tune of more than £65bn over the...

Complaints about income protection (IP) insurance dropped by 15% in the first quarter of the 2022-23 financial year, according to data from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The latest data showed 171...