Welfare reform

A fresh approach is needed to generate growth in the group risk market and tackle the challenge of impending legislative changes, according to Jelf Group.

The government can not recover overpayments of social security benefits through the courts where the claimant is not at fault, the country's top court has ruled.

RGA actuary Greg Becker discusses the lessons that can be learnt from the South African protection market.

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will be renamed Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and a consultation has been launched into its overhaul on a social rather than medical basis.

Employers are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of the government's review of sickness benefits, according to new research.

Work Capability Assessments (WCA) for those claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are to be made ‘fairer' and ‘more effective' following an independent review.

With the protection sector dominated by giants of the insurance world, Owain Thomas spoke to Cirencester friendly's Paul Hudson to hear a smaller provider's view

Has the government's long awaited spending review focused the publics' mind on protection and health insurance to any meaningful degree, and do you think the industry will capitalise on it?

LV= is offering a 5% discount on income protection for the rest of the year.

Protection is unlikely to join the national employment savings trust (NEST) project following a meeting between Government representatives and counterparts from the group risk industry.