Lobby group set up to promote group cover

The insurance industry has set up a lobbying body to promote the potential of group protection schemes as vehicles to forward the Government's welfare reform plans, writes Robyn Hall. Founder members of the body, called Group Risk Insurance Development (GRID), include Zurich Life, Swiss Re Life & Health, Munich Re, ERC Frankona, William M Mercer, and Royal & SunAlliance. GRID wants to take the message to Westminster that group risk benefits, including group life and group income protection, are an ideal way of helping Government achieve its objectives on welfare reform. Ken Richart, grou...