News round up from Zurich Corporate Risk December 2025 issue

The Sir Charlie Mayfield Report ‘Keeping Britain Working’ has been making news, and Zurich is proud to be one of the employers supporting its vision.

Peter Hamilton, head of market engagement for Zurich UK says the Mayfield report paves the way for fundamental changes in workplace health, particularly when it comes to dealing with mental health.

• Peter Hamilton: Keeping Britain working

Cindy Warden says:

"As you may have heard, I’m retiring at the end of this month, and I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to you all for your support throughout my time at Zurich Corporate Risk. I feel incredibly proud of everything we’ve accomplished together.

My departure means that from 1 January, James Tait will be taking over the role as the new Head of ZCR. James brings with him a wealth of insurance market experience and I know I am leaving the ZCR team in very capable hands. I wish you every success for the future."

• Read the full press release

Registering for our workshops is easy. We’ve created calendars aimed at HR and people managers as well as a calendar aimed at employees. Your clients can access the calendars in the linked below where they can register for as many sessions as they wish.

We are also delighted to let you know that we’ll also be running launching our Mental Health First Aid courses again for 2026 for Group Income Protection customers.

• Register for our workshops

Our Ask Ahead service enables your clients and their employees to get in touch with queries relating to their Group Critical Illness cover.

Whether they’re thinking about electing cover under their employer’s policy for the first time, changing an existing election, or considering a claim, our experienced team is ready to answer their questions and support them every step of the way.

• Find pout more about Ask Ahead service

As part of our post launch review we have made some enhancements that ensure we continue to provide a market leading GCI proposition. Some of these include:

• Multiple claims now allowable for Spouses/Partners and Children
• Inclusion of being on the ‘NHS waiting list’ for certain Critical Illness conditions
• Change of Critical Illness heading : ‘Open Heart Surgery’ to ‘Heart Surgery’
• Change in wording to certain Critical Illness conditions

• Find out more in our Group Critical Illness adviser guide (614.2 KB/PDF)

We’re delighted to share some recent updates to the Zurich Access Portal. These enhancements are designed to make it even easier for you to do business with us online, including Category, Disclosure and Minimum lives updates.

Plus, you can now access most of your clients’ documents through the Zurich Access Portal and take certain actions like request scheme histories or submit claims referrals - whether they’re administered via the portal or not.

• Exciting new enhancements for Zurich Access Portal

Cancer can deeply affect individuals and families. At Zurich Corporate Risk, we understand the importance of being aware and informed, that’s why we’ve developed a series of new cancer guides, designed to help you support your clients and their employees, with reliable information and practical guidance.

• Take a look at our cancer guides and keep a look out for future ones

The festive holidays are usually considered a time for excitement and celebration but for some that’s simply not the case. There are many stressors associated with this holiday period, and some are not quite as obvious as others.

• Find out more about the broad range of resources available designed to help our customers

Zurich Corporate Risk achieved multiple prestigious awards this year, highlighting its commitment to wellbeing and innovation. These include ‘Best Care & Support Experience’ award, ‘Organisation of the Year’ award, and ‘Outstanding Mental Health and Wellbeing support’ award.

The success and recognition we’ve enjoyed this year is due to our commitment to employee wellbeing, demonstrated through a comprehensive suite of proactive and preventative initiatives.

• Find out more about our prestigious awards this year