group risk

Aon is set to buy Lorica Employee Benefits in a bid to expand its health and benefits solutions to UK clients.

More than a third (34%) of firms have seen absence rates improve over the last 12 months, echoing recent ONS Labour Market statistics showing sick days down by 47 million since 1993.

Two-fifths of employees would be willing to give up a pay rise in order to receive employer sponsored protection insurances as part of their benefits package, latest research reveals.

Canada Life Group Insurance has launched a newly focused sales team to support advisers who work with small firms' automatic enrolment solutions.

Group Risk Connect, the online adviser software to generate and administer group quote data, has improved its system's abilities and announced a new insurance partner.

Group risk markets have a bright future, but, says Lee Watson, risks of getting quotes and applications wrong are increasing.

Group protection is under significant price pressure. Paul Avis explains why and offers a few suggestions to support clients who may be shocked by the cost.

Protection advisers need to help clients identify health risks to negotiate lower premiums, online health and wellbeing service vielife has said.

Planning strategically for changes in group markets will be key for doing business next year, according to group risk provider Ellipse.

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