The group life market may be in robust health, but it does face an array of conditions driving change. Edward Murray investigates the developments that lie in store over the next year.
Ellipse has agreed a deal with a children's bereavement charity to provide counselling services for all group life claimants.
Absence management procedures have not kept pace with technology and the way Britain works, resulting in serious welfare, management and productivity issues, a new report has said.
Ellipse has entered the group income protection (GIP) market with the launch of its InteractPlus product which includes an integrated absence management system.
Businesses risk alienating their staff by not offering a compassionate approach to absence management, new research has found.
A new breed of rehabilitation only group risk products is likely to be born if the results of the Sickness Absence Review are followed through, Legal & General has said.
Ellipse has welcomed Dame Carol Black's pledge to press government for the removal of tax hurdles that prevent companies taking out employee health and absence management services.
Ellipse has launched a tool to aid advisers and scheme founders to establish their own trust and complete the HMRC registration process.
The practice of offering the holding insurer final refusal on group risk renewals is commonplace throughout the sector. But, John Ritchie asks, is it harming you and your clients' business?
John Ritchie reviews the trends in employee benefits and looks ahead to its future growth.