Group Protection

Benefit claimants who refuse to take up the offer of a training course could have their payments stopped, according to government plans.

A fresh approach is needed to generate growth in the group risk market and tackle the challenge of impending legislative changes, according to Jelf Group.

The government can not recover overpayments of social security benefits through the courts where the claimant is not at fault, the country's top court has ruled.

Stonebridge Group has agreed a strategic affiliation with PruProtect for its protection proposition.

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will be renamed Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and a consultation has been launched into its overhaul on a social rather than medical basis.

Canada Life is planning to produce a further series of focused broadcasts for its website.

Employers are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of the government's review of sickness benefits, according to new research.

Support for an unbiased protection training academy is growing following the announcement that 17 industrywide companies have signed up to the first phase of the initiative.

John Ritchie reviews the trends in employee benefits and looks ahead to its future growth.

Six in ten Britons do not have any protection in place and a third would be forced to drastically cut back on living costs should they or the main breadwinner be unable to work, according to new research.