Just one in five employers have met new standards on mental health, set out in a key government review. In October 2017 the Stevenson/Farmer report recommended six core standards to improve workplace...
Take-up of support services offered by group risk providers has historically been very low, meaning that both employers and employees are missing out on many of these benefits these insurance products can...
Healthtech and digital medicine are increasingly been pushed as amongst the most effective ways to manage workplace wellbeing, health, absence and engagement. Group risk providers are starting to adopt new digital solutions...
AIG Life is adding a virtual GP and health service to all of its individual and group protection insurance offerings. The online tool called Smart Health gives all AIG Life individual customers...
Unum is offering a range of medical support services to group income protection policyholders through its new ‘Help@Hand’ app. This service will be available at no addition cost, and will offer employees...
Employers are seriously underestimating the chances of their workforce being affected by serious illness or bereavement in the year ahead, according to new research. The survey by Group Risk Development (GRiD), the...
The Chartered Insurance of Personal Development (CIPD) has reported a 37 per cent increase in work-related stress in UK business over the past year. It is well documented that this can lead...
Legal & General has confirmed it paid out £292m in group protection claims in 2018. These latest figures show that mental health issues continue to be the main reason for group income...
The group risk industry paid out a new high of £1.68bn in claims in 2018, a £64.5m increase on 2017, and helped 5,595 people back to work after a period of sick...
The number of people covered by corporate group risk policies increased by 3.3 per cent in 2018 - or almost half a million people - according to the latest sector report by...
