group risk

Employee Benefits

Canada Life chooses AXA PPP healthcare for employee support services

Canada Life Group Insurance has chosen AXA PPP healthcare to provide employee support services to its 2.7m insured employees in 23,500 employer-funded schemes

clock 01 December 2016 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

Autumn Statement 2016 Analysis: What will salary sacrifice changes mean for employee benefits?

Fiona Murphy analyses how the restriction of salary sacrifice tax-free benefits will affect employee benefits.

clock 24 November 2016 • 6 min read

Employee Benefits

Employers must 'better manage' musculoskeletal insurance costs

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions account for a high proportion of the value of claims on corporate schemes - typically 35 to 40% of the total claims spend - and are also responsible for around 33m days sickness absence per year, according to research....

clock 22 November 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Aviva offers EAP app

Aviva is the first group protection insurer in the UK to partner with Care first and offer access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) App.

clock 01 November 2016 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Canada Life renews contract with RedArc for a further three years

Canada Life Group Insurance has renewed its contract with RedArc to provide long-term support for Group Critical Illness claimants for another three years.

clock 31 October 2016 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

Absence rates improving but not enough companies measure: GRiD

Research from Group Risk Development*, (GRiD) shows that for the majority of employers staff absence has remained static or is improving, yet 23% of companies still don't record, monitor or manage absence.

clock 28 September 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

One in five employees has long-term absence each year

Almost one in five employees surveyed had a long-term absence from work in the previous 12 months, research from Legal & General has revealed.

clock 26 September 2016 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

Omnilife launches 'improved' group CI contract

Omnilife has launched an 'improved' group critical illness contract which covers conditions including cardiac arrest and terminal illness, COVER can exclusively reveal.

clock 06 September 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

Ellipse names new CEO as Ritchie exits

Ellipse, the digital group risk insurer and subsidiary of the Munich Re (Group) has today announced a change in leadership with Lee Lovett succeeding current CEO John Ritchie.

clock 23 August 2016 • 1 min read

Employee Benefits

GRiD rebrands with website launch

Group Risk Development (GRiD) has launched a new website with updated rebranding.

clock 16 August 2016 • 1 min read