Group Protection

Businesses and workplaces are the future for delivering healthcare services and will progressively be expected to do so, international experts have said.

Mental health problems will be the number one health priority for the world in the near future and workplaces must play their part in tackling it, a conference has heard.

Dame Carol Black will urge HM Treasury to remove tax barriers that stop businesses implementing staff absence management and wellbeing programs.

Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants are the most dissatisfied with their service from the Job Centre, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Aviva is aiming to settle death claims from group risk customers within three days.

Canada Life has said it sees significant growth opportunities in group risk and plans to use new media to market the sector.

Living on state benefits would require significant lifestyle changes for those found too sick to work compared to being employed, a team of bloggers has found.

More than 11,000 benefit sanctions were imposed on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants between June last year and the end of May.

Highlights of some of the discussion from COVER's recent group risk roundtable in association with Canada Life.

Ellipse has launched a tool to aid advisers and scheme founders to establish their own trust and complete the HMRC registration process.