Protection

Pay rises have fallen to their lowest level since summer 2020 and pay freezes now represent one-third of all pay awards, latest figures suggest. According to XpertHR’s latest provisional analysis, published this...

Life expectancy in the US fell by a full year in the first half of 2020, latest estimates show. Experts say the growing coronavirus pandemic is behind the drop to 77.8 years....

Businesses will have to find new ways of monitoring and managing sickness absence as a result of the pandemic, one of the country’s most senior scientists has said. As society adapts to...

A total of 65 MPs have signed a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him to recognise long-Covid as an occupational disease. And they have said workers who are suffering after...

Over 58% of IFAs expect demand to increase for tax and estate planning advice over the next five years, research shows. A further 39% of advisers expect demand to remain the same,...

Royal London paid £13.1m for Covid-19 claims in 2020 helping the families of more than 2,100 customers. The majority of the claims (2,110) were death claims with 2,049 paid out on whole...

DAM is the latest organisation to join GRiD, the trade body for the group risk industry. GRiD’s aim is to ensure members keep up to date with the latest group risk industry...

The current pandemic has left two in three over-50s “determined” to stay living in their own home if they ever need care, researchers say. But six in ten (60%) of over-50s polled...

Simply Business has partnered with insurtech specialist Equipsme to bring its quote-and-buy digital platform to employers wanting to buy health insurance. Customers will now be able to make direct purchases online via...

Sedgwick, the risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has appointed Hannah Dixon as client director for the UK. Dixon (pictured) will focus on generating new business, strengthening client relationships, and working with...