Just over £1.6 billion was paid out by the group risk industry over 2017, showing a £120.5 million increase on payments made in 2016, according to research by industry body Group Risk Development (Grid).
The research, which is based on claims data from Grid’s provider members, also found that 25,906 claims were made in 2017 for group life assurance, group income protection and group critical illness.
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