Term Assurance
AIG Life adapts term assurance for IHT planning
Joint life second death option added to relieve tax burden on couples gifting assets
Zurich pays 91% of group income protection claims in 2017
Rehabilitation plays key role
Why the scrapping of L&G's terminal illness exclusion matters
Common sense has finally prevailed
Protection Watch: Kevin Carr's verdicts on five recent developments
Kevin Carr's verdicts on five key developments in the past month
Ageas Protect enters relevant life cover market
Ageas Protect has entered the relevant life insurance market with the launch of an individual proposition.
L&G increases underwriting limits for life and CI
Legal & General (L&G) is increasing the underwriting limits across its life insurance and critical illness (CI) products among other changes to its protection proposition.
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Ageas launches business protection product suite
Ageas Protect has launched a business protection product range to help firms manage the loss of an owner or key employee.
Ellipse ties-up bereavement charity deal
Ellipse has agreed a deal with a children's bereavement charity to provide counselling services for all group life claimants.
Group risk set to boom with auto-enrolment
The imminent introduction of auto-enrolment looks set to trigger increased investment in employee benefits, according to research from Group Risk Development (Grid).
L&G unveils relevant life plan for individual staff
Legal & General has launched a new relevant life plan to enable employers to provide an individual death in service benefit for an employee.
Ellipse eases life underwriting for SME schemes
Ellipse has improved the way it calculates free cover limits on its group life schemes.
Aviva targets three day claims payment
Aviva is aiming to settle death claims from group risk customers within three days.
Employers fail to recognise importance of group risk benefits to staff
Employers underestimate the importance of the benefits they offer staff after new research revealed half of employees would move jobs for better benefits.
Group risk begins recovery but IP falls
The group risk market has begun to recover from the effects of recession although income protection is still in decline, according to Swiss Re.
Four in five companies potentially exposed to 'crippling uninsured' group life liabilities - Grid
Grid has added its voice to the warning that many businesses are not prepared for the upcoming ‘A-day' deadline for group life schemes.
Canada Life warns group life schemes of trust deadline
Canada Life has warned intermediaries and group life scheme trustees to be aware of the impending deadline affecting the operation of these policies.
Group benefits exception included in DRA removal
An exception for employers offering group risk benefits has been included in Government plans to scrap the default retirement age (DRA).
Canada Life adds counselling and probate helplines to group life
Canada Life is adding a bereavement counselling service and dedicated probate helpline to all its group life schemes with immediate effect.
Bupa announces Flex-pertise brand
Bupa is branding its range of flexible benefits as Bupa Flex-pertise.
Unum creates Group Life master trust
Unum has created a Group Life master trust, allowing employers who offer their employees group life cover to pay out claims free of tax.
Canada Life unveils improvements for older workers
Canada Life has simplified the processes and requirements for firms whose employees wish to continue working beyond their Expected Normal Retirement Age (ENRA).
