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Canada Life appoints Emma Watkins as UK CEO

Canada Life is pleased to announce the appointment of Emma Watkins as UK Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 September 2025, subject to regulatory approval.

Canada Life launches major new study highlighting the pressing need for UK workplaces to be longevity ready

Canada Life, one of the UK’s leading retirement, insurance and wealth providers, has published a comprehensive new study, Building longevity-ready workplaces in the UK, highlighting the need for the UK’s workplaces to adapt to longer working lives.

A buyer’s market: prospective annuity customers won’t switch pension provider for less than £400 in additional annual income

Many unaware of their responsibilities as executor of a will

New research reveals that many are lacking in awareness of their responsibilities as executors of a will. An executor is someone who is named in a will to take care of a person’s estate and affairs when they pass away.

4 in 10 SMEs strained by sickness absence

Read Canada Life's new research, revealing how employee illness is regularly impacting small businesses’ productivity, but they don’t necessarily know how to tackle it or where to turn for help

Some of the most common estate planning misconceptions revealed

New research from Canada Life reveals that many UK adults are misguided in their knowledge about estate planning, wills and the laws of succession.

One in eight SMEs to cut employee benefits following National Insurance change

New research by Canada Life reveals 12% of UK small businesses may have to cut employee benefits linked to employee health to cover the increased business cost of employer National Insurance contributions (NICs)

Majority of SMEs to change employee benefits practice on NIC increase

Read Canada Life's research suggesting SME employers will change their approach to insurance-based employee benefits when the employer National Insurance Contribution burden increases

Canada Life appoints new Managing Director for its bulk annuities business

Canada Life has appointed Shreyas Sridhar as Managing Director of Bulk Purchase Annuities (BPA), effective from 7 April 2025 subject to regulatory approval.