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- News
Press release 17 June 2025. Independent insurance broker, IHC, is the latest organisation to join the growing ranks of GRiD, the industry body for group risk. IHC was formed in 1992 to deliver tailored and independent advice to corporate clients to help them select the most suitable insurance solutions to
- Training
This is a reminder to register for the GRiD Training Academy session on GRiD’s employer and employee research. The training will be delivered at 10.00am Wednesday 25 June 2025 in a 60-minute online session including live Q&A. We have attached a synopsis of the course which includes a summary of
- News
Press release 10 June 2025. As National Carers Week 2025 approaches (9-15 June), new research from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, reveals 38% of employers believe that stress and anxiety related to home life, such as having caring responsibilities, is affecting their staff. Twenty-nine per cent
- News
Press release 2 June 2025. For National Cancer Survivors Day (1 June 2025), GRID reveals that during 2024, cancer was the main cause of claim across all three group risk benefits (employer-sponsored life assurance, income protection and critical illness). Percentage of cancer claims for each group risk benefit type: Data
- Working groups
Notes from the GRiD Raising the Profile Working Group meeting on 10 April 2025. Please download the attached document to view the notes.
- Legislation & Consultation responses
The Government has commissioned a non-statutory independent review, led by Sir Charlie Mayfield named the Keep Britain Working Review. This aims to review the role of UK employers and government in tackling health related inactivity and creating and maintaining healthy and inclusive workplaces. The review has concluded its first “Discovery”
- Training
We are delighted to announce that the GRiD Training Academy is running a training session on GRiD’s employer and employee research. The training will be delivered at 10.00am Wednesday 25 June 2025 in a 60-minute online session including live Q&A. We have attached a synopsis of the course which includes
- Member meeting materials
Presentations from the GRiD Symposium/AGM on 1 May 2025. To view please download the slides available here.
- Working groups
Minutes from the GRiD Regulatory Committee meeting of 27 March 2025. Please download the attached document to view the minutes.
- Working groups
Minutes from the GRiD Regulatory Committee meeting of 16 January 2025. Please download the attached document to view the minutes.
- Training
The recording, slides and other supporting materials from the GRiD Training Academy session on Swiss Re’s Group Watch 2025 report held on 15 May 2025 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
- News
Press release 13 May 2025 The UK Group Risk industry paid out a record £2.59bn in claims in 2024: £7.10m a day Data compiled by GRID, the industry body for the group risk protection sector, indicated that, once again, employers continued to extensively utilise group risk protection (employer-funded life assurance,
