group risk

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

Employee Benefits

Case Study: How group IP can be affordable for SMEs

Employee benefits consultancy, Kerr Henderson, has recently arranged Group Income Protection (GIP) for employees at Kandor Solutions Ltd - a small IT start-up in Belfast

clock 09 August 2016 • 2 min read

Employee Benefits

Insurance Act has big implications for employee benefits - Aon

Aon Employee Benefits has urged employers with employee benefits to be ready for the Insurance Act 2015, which comes into effect from 12 August 2016.

clock 02 August 2016 • 1 min read