Press release 4 June 2024.
Recognising the wealth of expertise to be drawn upon, leading global reinsurer, PartnerRe, is the latest organisation to join GRiD, the industry body for Group Risk.
PartnerRe is a global reinsurance company with over $10 billion in total capital offering group reinsurance solutions to the UK & Irish Group market.
GRiD offers its members unparalleled access to the group risk community, with virtually all providers and reinsurance companies currently writing UK group risk business represented, together with a huge and growing number of group risk advisers.
Bernie Hamilton, Head of Life & Health, UK & Ireland, PartnerRe said: ‘We look forward to joining the GRiD community and contributing to the development of the Group Risk market to help deliver protection benefits to UK employees – both those working for the largest employers and those employed by SMEs, many of whom have an, as yet, unmet protection need.”
Colin Fitzgerald, chair of GRiD said: “Our membership has a collective wealth of experience built over years of operating in the group risk protection market. We are delighted to welcome PartnerRe: I’m sure they will benefit from the valuable insight of our members, as we will benefit from theirs.’
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Sharon Mason
SMUK Marketing and PR
smason@smuk.org.uk
Mob: 07747 611773
Land: 01252 843350
Katharine Moxham
Spokesperson for GRiD
Katharine.moxham@grouprisk.org.uk
Mob: 07887 512508
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About GRiD
Group Risk Development (GRiD) is the industry body for the group risk sector, promoting the value to UK businesses of providing financial protection for their staff, enhancing their well-being and improving employee engagement. Our membership includes insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries and those operating in (or with other interests in) the UK group risk market. Together this forms a collective wealth of experience built over many years. Under the chairmanship of Colin Fitzgerald (Distribution Director – Group Protection, L&G Retail) GRiD aims to promote group risk through a collective voice to Government, policymakers, stakeholders and employers.
GRiD works with government departments and regulators involved in legislation and regulation affecting group risk benefits, and with other organisations involved in the benefits and financial protection arenas. GRiD also seeks to enhance the industry’s standing by encouraging best practice and by participating in industry-wide initiatives such as the professional qualification in group risk managed jointly with the Chartered Insurance Institute.
GRiD’s media activity aims to generate a wider awareness and understanding of group risk products and their benefits for employers and employees.
GRiD’s dedicated spokesperson, Katharine Moxham, provides expert media comment on a full range of group risk issues.
Follow Katharine Moxham on Twitter @KMoxham
