economy

36% of UK households have no savings whatsoever

Open banking has increased customer engagement across younger demographics, but can it do the same for protection? Cameron Clark investigates

More than half of employers have witnessed increasing worker requests for flexible hours over past two years, research finds

Women are significantly behind men when it comes to financial resilience, says iPipeline's Stephanie Hydon, and this seriously needs to change

Protection must "widen its proposition to meet needs of renters", says Swiss Re's Ron Wheatcroft

Despite public confidence in protection, most people would rely on support from partners and savings to survive if needed

However GI & health performance weaker than predicted

Following the recent article by The Guardian, specialist adviser Kathryn Knowles discusses changing industry perception and applying her own experiences of mental illness to her work for Cura.

John Dean and Cheryl Brennan of Punter Southall Health & Protection shine a light on the dynamics they expect to dominate the employee benefits market in 2018.

The UK Group Risk market - more employees and premiums, but still too few employers writes Paul Avis.