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- News
As we conclude the 2025/26 GRiD year, we wanted to update you all on the work that has gone on over the last year within GRiD and to highlight some of our key achievements. As GRiD Chair Colin Fitzgerald writes, this year’s newsletter “is a bumper edition!” Here are some
- News
Press release 16 March 2026. GRiD is pleased that the government has listened to its concerns and confirmed that benefits payable from stand-alone registered group life pension schemes will be exempt from the new inheritance tax changes. This aligns with the treatment of retirement benefit schemes that provide death-in-service benefits.
- News
Press release 3 March 2026. Following the Spring Statement, Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD comments: “Although we were expecting a quiet fiscal event today, policies that encourage people back into the workplace should have been on the agenda. There’s no doubt that the sheer volume of those who are economically
- Working groups
GRiD PR report for February 2026. Key highlights for the month: Planning the research Key Findings Document is now underway.
- Training
The recording, slides and other supporting materials from the GRiD Training session on Sustainability and ESG held on 11 February 2026 can be accessed here. (On following the link, you will be prompted to register for Aviva’s On24 platform, if you weren’t registered to attend the live session.) Please do
- News
Press release 17 February 2026. Increased costs, including staffing and utility bills, are expected to be the most significant challenge facing businesses over the next 12 months, according to 45% of HR decision makers surveyed by GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. The impact is even greater
- Events
GRiD’s Summer Symposium last year brought the group risk community together for keynote sessions, panel debates, and a new breakout format that encouraged deeper discussion. Here’s what attendees told us afterwards: 🗨️ “One of the best GRiD events I’ve been to. Charlie Mayfield was an excellent speaker.”🗨️ “Fabulous event, I
- Working groups
Notes from the GRiD Raising the Profile Working Group meeting on 15 January 2026. Please download the attached document to view the notes.
- Training
This is a last reminder to register for the GRiD Training Academy session on Sustainability and ESG – the What, Why and How? The training will be delivered at 10.00am on Wednesdy 11 February 2026 in a 60-minute online session including live Q&As. We have attached a synopsis of the
- Member meeting materials
Presentations from the GRiD members meeting on 29 January 2026. To view please download the slides available here.
- News
Press Release 3 February 2026. As World Cancer Day is marked on 4 February 2026, new research conducted in January 2026 for GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, reveals that over half (56%) of employers report concerns about serious ill-health, including cancer, affecting their workforce.1 These anxieties
- Working groups
GRiD PR report for January 2026. Key highlights for the month and start to the new year: The huge research project has been conducted, findings are in, and we’re currently analysing them to give direction to the PR schedule for 2026.