Group protection

Employer communication over cancer in the workplace needs to improve

21% of UK employees who have, or have had, cancer in the workplace have...

Towergate reveals top employee health and wellbeing issues

74% of employers stated that they offer more health and wellbeing support now than...

2023 a record year for AIG Life protection payouts

AIG Life paid out a record £394m in protection insurance claims in 2024. The firm helped...

Legal & General Retail claims CMO report “signals a new era of workplace wellbeing”

Legal & General Retail has announced the publication of the inaugural edition in a...

Broker advice “still vital” for protection consumers

New research by the Exeter has found that a clear majority of UK workers...

Wiltshire Friendly joins Right Protection panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the addition of Wiltshire Friendly to...

One-third of Gen Z employees have experienced mental health issues

'Gen Z' employees - those aged between 16-26 - report having experienced more mental...

GRiD updates Statement of Best Practice for Supplier Agreements

GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, has revised, improved, and relaunched...

Towergate Health & Protection appoints BDM for group risk

Towergate Health & Protection has announced the appointment of Diane Whalley as business development...

AIG Life expands Smart Health umbrella

AIG Life has improved its wellbeing services to give employees and their families even...

Legal & General Group Protection updates critical illness definitions

Legal & General Group Protection has updated its Group critical illness cover (CIC) definitions...

Financial support most important factor when deciding who to work for

When comparing the four 'pillars' of employee health and wellbeing support - financial, physical,...

L&G Wellbeing Advisory Board unveils new cost of living guide

Legal & General Group Protection’s Wellbeing Advisory Board has launched a new cost of...

SME cost pressure is leading concern for workplace advisers

55% of workplace protection advisers have cited cost pressures on SMEs as their top...
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COMMENT

Analysis

Lenders urged to do more as purchase market slows

High street lenders - including TSB, Lloyds, Santander, and NatWest - have all been reducing rates and making changes to their product ranges over...

The cost of knowing less

There is a particular kind of risk in financial services that rarely announces itself with drama. It does not arrive as a crisis event,...

Building societies need to start putting intelligence into motion

If you were at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference in Edinburgh last month , you could not have missed the optimism: the sector...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 21

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Beyond the walk: Mortgage leaders talk mental health – part 20

The Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter's (MIMHC) third annual 144-mile Walk & Talk challenge finally came to an end on Friday 15th May as...

Latest news

banks

HSBC cuts rates across residential and buy-to-let mortgage ranges

HSBC UK is reducing rates across a broad selection of residential and buy-to-let mortgage...
First-time buyers

NHS workers priced out as affordability gap widens

Many NHS workers are being priced out of homeownership with average first-time buyer properties...
Appointments

Metro Bank strengthens specialist mortgage team

Metro Bank has expanded its specialist mortgage team with a series of appointments and...
Appointments

Lloyds strengthens housing development team

Lloyds Banking Group has strengthened its housing development team with a new specialist role...

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