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The majority (55%) of employers feel rising costs will force them to change medical insurance arrangements within the next three years.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that a lack of price competition is "harming customers" after re-examining private healthcare in central London.

Thyssen Krupp is reviewing its workplace benefits as it seeks to align them to its business objectives following a shift in corporate structure.

Paul Macro, formerly head of UK defined contribution (DC) at Mercer, has joined Isinglass Consulting as joint owner and director.

Research shows that not enough young people get the right information for saving from their workplace or education provider, leaving them unprepared for retirement.

The total deficit of schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index fell to £262.5bn at the end of October as both gilt yields and equity markets rose.

Paying into a workplace pension is widely seen as the most secure way to fund retirement, but most people think property will deliver better returns, according to official data.

Zurich has added to the retirement support available to members of its workplace pension schemes with the introduction of a pot consolidation service and financial planning tool.

Schemes have been urged to check amendments to scheme rules carefully after the High Court ruled against an employer in a case that could increase its pension liabilities by £17m.

The Pensions Ombudsman has ordered Abbey Life to pay almost £10,000 to a member for failing to inform her that she had a guaranteed annuity rate (GAR).