PCH bought by insurance giant
Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) has been bought by GRP, the UK’s second largest independent insurance intermediary, as it looks to grow its healthcare offering. The deal is GRP’s first acquisition Searchlight Capital...
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Smarterly rebrands as Cushon
Workplace savings platform Smarterly, which recently bought the Salvus Master Trust, is changing its name to Cushon. Smarterly says the rebrand aims to reflect the core values of the provider, which is...
Pensions round table: Digital engagement premium
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT The Covid-19 crisis and subsequent economic fallout has underlined the importance of communication and member engagement in the pensions market. But...
Pensions round table: technological acceleration
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT The Covid-19 pandemic has presented many operational challenges for consultants and providers in the DC pensions market. However it has also...
Linda Whorlow: Digital innovation key to keeping members connected
As employers act to meet the practical, emotional and mental wellbeing needs of their employees during the coronavirus pandemic, the financial wellness of their employees should not be forgotten. No one in...
Private corporate testing goes viral
Many employers are looking to provide private Covid-19 testing for staff as part of their strategy for re-opening post lockdown. A number of private medical companies currently selling both antigen and antibody tests...
Josephine Cumbo: Act now to defuse Covid-19 threat to pensions
The experience of the coronavirus crisis has led to predictions about how the nature of work will change once we emerge from the pandemic. Already, the lockdown has irretrievably altered what was...
Stephanie Dobrikova:Collateral MSK damage
In 2019 there were around 500,000 work-related MSK injuries, leading to 6.9m working days lost and costing businesses £15bn. With many of these injuries said to be caused by employees adopting awkward...
Richard Butcher: The moral mess surrounding ESG
The Moral Maze is a regular on the Radio 4 schedule if ever you fancy it. It’s a cross between wrestling on World of Sport and one of those pompous highbrow programmes...
Kay Ingram: What salary sacrifice means for furloughed workers’ pensions
The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) has provided grants for more than 8 million employees with the Government funding 80 per cent of wages, associated employer national insurance costs and auto enrolment pension...
