Doctors have branded fit notes a success in helping people return to work but believe it has not improved advice to patients and that more local services are needed to support returning to work.
Advisers could be on the hook for millions of pounds in uninsured losses if they fail to act on the imminent A-day deadline, according to a specialist group risk intermediary.
The government is aware a considerable expansion in the group income protection market (GIP) is one option for its review of the welfare and sickness absence system.
Legal & General has launched a new administration system for the Group Protection market.
British workers are among the worst protected among their peers in the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and government incentives should address it, according to a new report.
Best Doctors has launched a website for members to access its benefits and a range of new services online.
My client has an individual IP policy, but his employer is offering group IP cheaper for the same level of cover, plus an employee assistance programme (EAP). It is unlikely he will work for the same employer for life and this policy has a continuation...
The Pensions Bill has begun its reading in Parliament. Will the creation of the National Employment Savings Trust open the market to businesses never before involved in providing financial support to their employees and create opportunities for advisers...
More older people are still at work after reaching 65, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.
Canada Life has revised its online intermediary portal with a range of amendments.