Group risk claims surge to record £2.69bn

Group risk payouts hit record £2.69bn as return-to-work support grows

Record payments through employer-sponsored protection benefits helped support workers and their families while thousands returned to work following illness.

Employer News:Sixty-eight per cent of employees who were newly absent returned to work under group income protection benefits in 2025

Employers who offer their employees group risk benefits (employer-sponsored life assurance, group income protection and critical illness) saw 68% of their absentees return to work during 2025, shows new data compiled by GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD, said: “It is great to see just how much […] The post Sixty-eight per cent of employees who were newly absent returned to work under group…

Group risk claims surge to record £2.69bn

Employers who offer their employees group risk benefits (employer-sponsored life assurance, group income protection and critical illness) saw 68% of their absentees return to work during 2025, according to new data compiled by GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector. Katharine Moxham, spokesperson for GRiD, said: “It is great to see just how much employers and employees benefit from the tangible and practical support from group risk be…