Unum is not backing industry discussions around auto-enrolment(AE) for group risk and is instead calling on the government to introduce a temporary tax relief for SMEs with group income protection (GIP) plans.
Aegon UK saw 20% growth across its protection business in 2014, the insurer has reported.
Jelf Employee benefits has launched a new auto-enrolment package which includes healthcare and group risk.
The majority of financial advisers surveyed by digital group risk insurer, Ellipse, believe that Auto-enrolment (AE) is having a positive impact on the employee benefits market.
As technology becomes increasingly important, Owain Thomas examines how platforms can support the employee benefits.
The number of small employers that know their auto-enrolment (AE) staging date is "largely unchanged" since last spring, research from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) reveals.
Since the coalition came to power in 2010, Steve Webb has been charged with the task of implementing auto-enrolment (AE). Helen Morrissey spoke to the pensions minister about the first year of AE and further challenges.
The first year of auto-enrolment has enjoyed low opt-out rates and relatively high levels of compliance. But what does this mean for group risk schemes? Hannah Uttley investigates the impact of AE on the group risk market.
Canada Life Group Insurance has launched a newly focused sales team to support advisers who work with small firms' automatic enrolment solutions.
The protection industry should be engaging consumers by implementing an initiative like auto-enrolment, delegates at the annual Gen Re conference heard yesterday.