Rising tides for group protection

An interview with Mark Till, CEO, Unum UK

Cameron Roberts
clock • 7 min read

Cameron Roberts, editor, COVER, discusses the role of group protection and employee benefits in achieving better customer outcomes with Mark Till, CEO, Unum UK.

Policy put forth by the Labour Government has the potential to greatly impact the group protection market, with rising costs causing some employers to put benefits packages on the chopping block. This, combined with increasing rates of ill-health, a struggling NHS and a volatile workforce marketplace, means that employers are under increasing pressure to close the healthcare gap. In response, up steps group protection and health. Enabling employers to keep people in work, happy and, most importantly, healthy. But it's not all smooth sailing for the sector. To discover the key chall...

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