GRiD published its annual group risk claims figures on 16 June 2026. The UK industry paid approximately GBP2.69 billion during 2025 across employer-sponsored life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover. The release also reports that 5,590 employees absent through ill health were helped to return to work by the end of 2025. The figures cover different products and should retain those distinctions. Income protection payments include new and