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A total of £2.22bn from 30,932 claims was paid out by the group risk industry during 2021, an increase of £208.4m on 2020 figures, according to data from trade body Grid. This...

Holloway Friendly has revealed its longest ongoing income protection (IP) claim has been in payment for more than 33 years. The figure was published as part of its annual claims details which...

Employers are planning a major overhaul of their workplace benefits packages in the next two years including a greater equalisation of benefits to all employees, including female and mental health. The moves...

Unum UK has revealed it paid a total of £366m in claims in 2021, up £6.5m on 2020, with £202m of the total being for group income protection (GIP) pay outs. Cancer...

The deadline for advisers to enter the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 is just over a week away on May 6. The awards website www.healthandprotectionawards.com includes all the categories and criteria...

A flexible approach to where their employees work is paying off for advisers who can see the benefits and drawbacks of homeworking. Research carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...

The pandemic changed the way health services are delivered - perhaps forever. Insurers have noted increased demand for digital and virtual GP services and have responded in kind by designing or evolving...

Advisers have one week to get their entries in for this year's Health & Protection Awards. To enter all advisers need to do is tell us in 1,000 words or less how...

The number of people covered by group risk policies through their employer rose 5.9% year-on-year, according to Swiss Re's Group Watch report. The reinsurer's annual report showed the number of people insured...

Insurers are continuing to commit to hybrid and flexible working models but are not yet ready to introduce four day working weeks, they have told Health & Protection. Earlier this month a...