Group number

Number assigned to a group insurance plan that identifies the employer or specific insured group. It appears on each member’s identification card and is used when submitting an insurance claim to the insurance company for payment. Also called group insurance number, employer number, G-number, case number, file number, account number , and company code number .

Group paid-up life insurance

Type of group permanent life insurance in which the employee’s contributions are used to purchase paid-up insurance. The employer’s contributions are used to purchase term insurance. The employees’ insurance coverage remains level each year. As the amount of paid-up insurance increases over time, the amount of term insurance that the employer purchases to make up the difference decreases. This type of life insurance has a cash surrender value.

Group personal pensions (GPP)

Personal pension plans arranged by an employer for his employees. Employers may contribute. GPPs are not occupational schemes, simply individual personal pensions grouped for administrative convenience. They are defined contribution schemes with no maximum on the retirement benefits. The employee makes his own contracting out arrangements but this will not affect national insurance contributions.