By Bethany Devin, Principal Consultant Much of the discussion around the 2027 reforms has focused on inheritance tax. However, employers may also need to consider the interaction between group lif...
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By Sharon Harwood-Davis, Head of Corporate Healthcare Pricing This article explores why leading employers are using claims analytics to identify workforce risks before they impact productivity, absence and ben...
By David Gray, Senior Consultant Actuary at Broadstone Summary Emerging health risks, from tick-borne disease to extreme weather, are becoming increasingly relevant for life assurance and income protectio...
By Robin Watkins and Adam Bexson Salary sacrifice (also known as salary exchange) is often viewed through a pensions-only lens. But the opportunity is far wider. For employers under cost pressure (and employees...
By Jamie Burdess, Principal Consultant For many employers, absence management has quietly become one of the hardest workforce challenges to control. Employee absence is no longer just an HR issue. I...
By Craig Williams, Director Employee Benefits Technology Today’s employee benefits platforms promise a slicker, smarter, more personalised experience for employees. But there’s one uncomfortable tr...
Cancer is an issue that touches almost every workplace, whether through employees’ own experiences or those of their families and colleagues. For UK employers, it is also an increasingly significant f...
By Sharon Harwood-Davis, Kelly Parsons, Craig Williams, and Emily Jones Our latest survey asked employers what they expect to be their biggest employee benefits challenge in 2026. The response...
By Sharon Harwood-Davis, Head of Corporate Healthcare Pricing Rising medical costs, shifting workforce expectations, and increasing reliance on private healthcare have created a difficult question ...