Group Protection

The group risk industry has applauded the latest Swiss Re Group Watch 2014 report, which it said ‘demonstrates the market's continued efforts to promote and deliver these highly valued employer-sponsored protection benefits to a greater proportion of...

The overall UK group risk market grows by 2.8% to nearly 11 million people at the end of 2013, according to Swiss Re's Group Watch 2014.

Friends Life has announced enhanced free cover level limits and increased rate guarantees to 3 years on all Group Protection products in enhancements to its Group Protection Online quote system.

Friends Life will be raising awareness of how businesses support employees who have cancer at a conference attended by NHS staff.

An upcoming change in business law may result in UK firms struggling to contain sickness costs, Canada Life Group Insurance has said.

The Finance Bill's announcement that tax relief will be introduced for employees referred to occupational therapy is to be "welcomed"; Unum has said.

Did a commission ban in the Netherlands damage the market? Rijn van der Linden says not and draws some parallels with the UK

Generali UK has upgraded its employee assistance programme (EAP), allowing all UK employees of its group income protection (GIP) policyholders to benefit from the scheme.

Following adviser feedback, Ellipse has revised its approach on absentee disclosure in group life, introduced in November last year.

Ellipse is about to bring the issue of service to the adviser into the forefront of the group protection industry. John Ritchie explains all to Paul Robertson.