Term Assurance

Ellipse has agreed a deal with a children's bereavement charity to provide counselling services for all group life claimants.

The imminent introduction of auto-enrolment looks set to trigger increased investment in employee benefits, according to research from Group Risk Development (Grid).

Legal & General has launched a new relevant life plan to enable employers to provide an individual death in service benefit for an employee.

Ellipse has improved the way it calculates free cover limits on its group life schemes.

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

Employers underestimate the importance of the benefits they offer staff after new research revealed half of employees would move jobs for better benefits.

The group risk market has begun to recover from the effects of recession although income protection is still in decline, according to Swiss Re.

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 has warned intermediaries and group life scheme trustees to be aware of the impending deadline affecting the operation of these policies.

An exception for employers offering group risk benefits has been included in Government plans to scrap the default retirement age (DRA).