Global insurance trends

Aon Pooled Employer Plan Reaches $1bn Level

Aon plc (NYSE: AON) has announced its pooled employer plan (PEP) has reached $1 billion in U.S. 401(k) assets and commitments since its inception on Jan. 1, 2021. Today, the Aon PEP is the industry leader with more than 40 employers […]

Global insurance trends

Sky’s The Limit When It Comes to AI Healthcare Cover

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.TM (“Skyward Specialty”), a leader in the specialty property and casualty (P&C) market, has partnered with Gradient AI, a leading enterprise software provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in the insurance […]

Legal

FOIL Looks at The AI Decision-Making `Named Persons’ Idea

Richard Beaty and Edward Le Gassick, Members of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers and both at Kennedys LLP have put together a piece looking at the issues surrounding the government’s idea to have a “named […]

Insurance Regulation

Funeral Payment Plans: FCA Refuses One Life Application

Latest from the FCA; The FCA has issued a Decision Notice to One Life Funeral Planning Ltd (One Life) refusing the firm’s application for authorisation. One Life could not demonstrate that it was able to meet […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

HSBC Life Speeds Up Healthcare Plan Underwriting

In a UK Protection first, HSBC Life (UK) Ltd is launching a digital underwriting innovation that enables medical screening requests to be sent to and received back automatically from the medical screening provider Square Health. […]

News

Data Shows Demand For Employee Benefits Schemes is Rising

It’s interesting to gauge the total cost of the pandemic and insurers need to be aware that this process will continue as research studies gradually reveal the serious side effects of the vaccines and lockdowns […]