As UK employers compete to recruit and retain the best people, they find themselves under yet another pressure. Employee benefits that deliver wellbeing services in the workplace have rapidly become an expectation.
Group protection policies – including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover – are growing in popularity among employers. Every year, insurers are covering significant numbers of employees for the first time. Each group protection policy delivers a highly valued benefit, giving financial protection to employees.
On top of this financial protection, insurers provide complimentary wellbeing services allowing employers to extend these services to their employees. They often include access to a digital GP, a second medical opinion and mental health support.
First Actuarial offers consulting, broking and administrative services in relation to:
Around 8.5 million people over the age of 18 have no life assurance in place, according to the Reward & Employee Benefits Association.
Group life assurance provides a tax-free lump sum payment when an employee dies. This gives employees peace of mind, with much-needed financial support for surviving loved ones.
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Group life assurance protects employees from anxieties about their dependants’ financial prospects after their death. And complimentary services – including bereavement counselling and probate support.
Deliver a cost-effective win-win
Group life assurance is an impactful but affordable employee benefit, which is increasingly expected as standard. Group cover is typically cheaper per person than individual policies due to the larger pool of insured lives, and the premium is tax-deductible.
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Group life assurance is a valued benefit which helps attract prospective employees. And by demonstrating your duty of care, you will strengthen loyalty across your workforce. Reward and benefit schemes that go beyond pay are more appreciated than ever.
Sickness absence is rising at its highest rate since 2004. The cost to UK employers runs into £billions. And employees worry that their sick pay may end before they’re well enough to return to work.
Group income protection pays employees an income while they recover from a long-term illness or serious injury. Employers can fulfil their duty of care while protecting their bottom line.
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Employees get peace of mind knowing their income is protected. Employers can also offer any of the wellbeing services included in the policy at no extra cost. Many see productivity gains as a result.
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Group income protection delivers cost savings and eases the burden on HR with rehabilitation services that promote recovery and return to work. And the premiums are tax-deductible.
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Reward and benefit schemes that go beyond pay are more valued than ever. With a meaningful benefits package, you’ll impress the talent out there and build loyalty across your workforce.
Two in five households have less than £2,000 in savings. Along comes a serious illness like cancer, and there’s no money to fall back on.
Critical illness protection is the helping hand you can give when an employee is diagnosed with a specified critical illness or condition. The tax-free lump sum your employee receives is designed to ease any financial anxieties so they can focus on treatment and recovery.
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Many of us worry about the financial impact of a critical illness. Protecting your employees against that risk will go a long way to foster feelings of security in the workplace.
Deliver a cost-effective win-win
Group critical illness protection will give your employees financial support when they need it most. It’s typically cheaper per person than individual policies, and the premium is tax-deductible.
Improve recruitment and retention
Critical illness protection is a valued benefit that helps attract prospective employees and strengthen loyalty in your existing workforce. Reward and benefit schemes that go beyond pay are more appreciated than ever.
Our group protection specialists are here to help you decide which group protection benefits are suitable for your business and its employees. We’ll then guide you through the insurer selection process and beyond.
As trusted providers, we’ll use our market knowledge to design benefits around your business needs and we’ll negotiate the best terms available. We’ll advise you on changes to legislation as they arise. And we’ll monitor your cover as business needs change.
What direction are you taking your employee wellbeing strategy? To understand your business and what you’re trying to achieve, we’ll sit down with you and listen.
Having set out your requirements, our group protection specialists will go out to the market to identify options. They’ll use their expertise to match your requirements with suitable policies.
We’ll take you through the policies that we think are a good fit, and we’ll make recommendations. Group protection policies offer a range of features. We can tailor provision to your employee profile and business needs.
We’ll work together to set up your policy. When a claim arises, we’ll support you through the claim process. Once the claim is approved, the employee will receive the benefit from the insurer as a tax-free lump sum.
We’ll provide all the support you need throughout the year. We can manage your annual renewals and biennial market reviews. And we’ll continue to listen, so your policy remains fit for purpose as your business changes and grows.
Our specialist team offers seven decades’ experience of group protection. We have in-depth knowledge of pensions and employee benefits. And we work closely with First Actuarial’s financial wellbeing specialists.
We take the pain out of group protection, saving you time and money, and protecting you from the risk of non-compliance.
We’ll use our market expertise and knowledge to give you the best possible value for money. With agreements in place with all the major group protection insurers, you get full-market choice. And we are transparent with fees – we will only charge time cost for out-of-scope work.
One of the biggest difficulties for employers with employee benefits is having to work with more than one provider. First Actuarial gives you the convenience of a single point of contact, coordinating your group protection cover on your behalf.
We’ll keep you updated on the latest employee benefit trends, and keep an expert eye on your group protection policies. For employers with HR resource challenges, we can effectively become an outsourced employee benefits team supporting the employer.
We take the time to build long-term relationships with our clients, getting to know their business and its needs. And like all other areas of First Actuarial, we don’t sell anything that our clients don’t need.
We are very pleased with our decision to use First Actuarial for our life assurance and income protection benefits, and with the final outcome. What can be a complex process was made simpler through the support and guidance of First Actuarial. They took time to understand our school and requirements. Communications and the information provided were clear and timely.
– Matt Tuckwood-Hill, Bursar, Hymers College