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Think-tank Demos has called on bosses to offer employees income protection (IP) schemes this Christmas to boost morale and productivity.

Employers have been up spending on benefits in spite of auto-enrolment costs, Group Risk Development (GRiD) has reported.

Employers need advice on prevention of mental health issues to sit alongside group cover, a group risk industry body said at an Association of British Insurer (ABI) briefing this morning.

One third (32%) of the UK's working population has called in sick to work due to stress, 52% of those in the last year.

The environment income protection is sold into is changing fast. Lee Lovett sees promising signs this could be the start of the time when IP cover comes of age

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (Amii) will be lobbying to government for P11D reform with the support of Biba later this year.

Group Risk Development (Grid) has hailed Swiss Re's group risk market report as "most encouraging."

Group Risk Development (Grid) has released the first ever full set of collated claims figures from the group risk industry.

Employers are embracing the removal of the default retirement age (DRA) but the majority are unaware of the opt-out for group risk benefits.

The imminent introduction of auto-enrolment looks set to trigger increased investment in employee benefits, according to research from Group Risk Development (Grid).