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- Events
Please hold the date for the January GRiD members meeting, which will be held online from 3.00-5.00pm on 30 January 2025. Full details will follow in the New Year.
- Factsheets
Virtually all providers and reinsurance companies currently writing UK group risk business are members of GRiD, together with a significant and growing number of group risk advisers and service providers. There are many competitive advantages of GRiD membership and we’ve highlighted the key benefits in a new flyer which you
- Legislation & Consultation responses
GRiD’s response to the government’s consultation on strengthening Statutory Sick Pay, which closed on 4 December 2024.
- Working groups
Notes from the GRiD Raising the Profile Working Group meeting on 14 November 2024. Please download the attached document to view the notes.
- Training
The recording, slides and other supporting materials from the GRiD Training Academy session on GR1 study and exam preparation held on 22 November 2024 can be accessed here. (On following the link, you will be prompted to register for Aviva’s On24 platform, if you haven’t already done so.) Please do
- News
Comment 5 December 2024. Following HMT’s announcement today of the new Financial Inclusion Committee’s first meeting, GRiD, the industry body for the group risk protection sector welcomes the move as a positive step towards improving financial resilience in the UK. Katharine Moxham, Spokesperson for GRiD says: “Although this is a
- News
Press release 2 December 2024. There has been a significant increase in the number of employers who report on the proportion of their staff with disabilities, according to research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. In 2023, only half (50%) of employers said that they collect
- Working groups
We’ve had some excellent coverage – key highlights include: After a huge amount of work, the 2025 research questions have been finalised and are ready to go to the research company for review, to then go into field in January 2025.
- Training
This is the last reminder to register for the GRiD Training Academy session on GR1 study and exam preparation. The training will be delivered at 10:30am on Friday 22 November 2024 in a 60-minute online session including live Q&A. Please download the attached document to view the full synopsis of
- News
Press release 19 November 2024. Nearly one in five (18%) employers leave employee benefits take-up to employees to initiate themselves instead of actively encouraging staff to use the benefits available to them, according to research1 released today from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. GRiD highlights the
- Training
This is a reminder to register for the GRiD Training Academy session on GR1 study and exam preparation. The training will be delivered at 10:30am on Friday 22 November 2024 in a 60-minute online session including live Q&A. Please download the attached document to view the full synopsis of the
- Working groups
Notes from the GRiD Raising the Profile Working Group meeting on 10 October 2024. Please download the attached document to view the notes.
