UK Insurance Trends

Pensions: Mercer Launches DB Master Trust

Mercer today announced that it will launch its UK Mercer DB Master Trust, which offers pension scheme sponsors the potential for enhanced governance and economies of scale to deliver better outcomes for members. A DB Master […]

News

Zurich Offers Staff Total Control Over Work/Life Balance

This is huge news, as Zurich confirms what most people guessed regarding new working patterns in office-based jobs. No matter what `back to work’ encouragements Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham or others feel like […]

Global insurance trends

Lorica Offers Smartphone Insurance to US Based Employers

Some news from the USA; Lorica, a subsidiary of HYLA Mobile and leading provider of innovative mobile device protection plans, today announces that BenefitHub, the industry leading employee engagement portal, is offering their Lori® Device Protection plans […]

News

Tictrac Makes Key Hire, Looking for Healthcare Partnerships

Leading health engagement company Tictrac, has today announced the appointment of a former Facebook Global Business & Marketing Lead Lee Jay Burningham as Global Head of Strategic Partnerships. Following eight years at Facebook, Burningham joins […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Yulife Adds Cycling to Its App – Get Rewards & Get Fitter Too

YuLife, the first digital life insurance platform on a mission to inspire life, today announced that it has added cycling to the range of wellness activities which users can participate in and access rewards on its […]

Legal

How Much Furlough Fraud is Out There? Over 4500 Cases Noted So Far

A commercial lawyer is warning that business owners run the risk of being prosecuted by HMRC and having to pay tax and penalties because of Furlough Fraud and Business Bounceback Loan Fraud and that the […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Healthcare: Unum Sees Huge Increase in Demand for Online GP Services

The Covid-19 lockdown has contributed to the boom in the use of digital GP healthcare solutions. Health app Unum saw this trend emerge before lockdown, which is why they invested, in partnership with Square Health, […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Catch Up: Matthew Reed from Equipsme on the Joy of Crowdfunding

Insurance Edge caught up with Matthew Reed, founder and MD of Equipsme, who have just closed on a round of investor fundraising on Crowdcube. Disclaimer: Your IE Editor has bought some shares in this offering. […]