COVER Magazine has revealed the provider shortlists for the COVER Excellence Awards 2016 which will be held on Wednesday 5th October 2016 at the London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square.
Legal & General has appointed Colin Fitzgerald to the role of distribution director for Legal & General's Insurance Workplace Health & Protection team.
Punter Southall Health & Protection has promoted Cheryl Brennan to director of corporate risk from 1st August 2016.
Unum has added cancer support to its offering for group critical illness customers.
Group Risk Development (GRiD) has made two senior appointments to its board of directors.
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Zurich has introduced e-Signatures for its UK corporate risk customers in a bid to speed up and simplify the process for group income protection claims.
Despite a few lingering challenges, the latest Swiss Re Group Watch survey paints a strong picture of growth in the group risk sector. Chris Morgan summarises the key trends.
Legal & General paid 96% of all group protection claims in 2015, worth a total of £266m - representing almost a fifth (18.88%) of the industry total of £1.4bn.
A total of £1.4bn was paid out in claims during 2015 - representing more than a 10% increase on 2014 according to industry data compiled by Group Risk Development (GRiD).