In 2019 there were around 500,000 work-related MSK injuries, leading to 6.9m working days lost and costing businesses £15bn. With many of these injuries said to be caused by employees adopting awkward...
Group income protection is the fastest growing product line in group risk, increasing the number of employees covered by 7 per cent in 2019 to over 2.6 million employees, according to the...
Whether furloughed or working from home, employees’ mental health has come under significant pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic. Providing support both now and going forward will be key to safeguarding these individuals’ wellbeing....
Employers are starting to roll out Covid-19 antibody tests for those returning to work — with some finding higher-than-anticipated positive results. One London-based construction firm has found more than half of its...
Healix International has launched a new online tool to help employers resume business travel safely in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. This product is a layered risk assessment tool designed to...
Legal & General added three new support services to its group critical illness product. Members will now get access to a second medical opinion service, a nurse support service and a medical...
Babylon Health, the virtual GP service used by a number of health insurance providers, has admitted it has suffered a data breach. The breach was identified after a user, who was a...
Business protection insurance is failing to make significant inroads into SMEs, leaving hundreds of thousands of firms exposed in the event that a key individual dies, data from the latest Term Watch...
The House of Lords has recognised the role that the group risk sector will play in helping employers adapt to a post-Covid environment. In a debate Lord Hunt of Wirral commended the...
More than a third of employers do not provide financial support for staff diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer. Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the group risk...
