Healthcare

DATA AND PURPOSE: SPECIAL REPORT - IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNUM When it came to putting together a benefits package, it used to be enough to replicate what the competition offered. But, with...

How are employee benefit propositions addressing the issues employers and employees face today? There is a fierce war for talent across many industries, and employee benefits is playing an increasingly important role...

Younger ‘Gen Z’ workers have higher rates of absence than older employees, and this appears to be driven by financial worries according to new research. Cash plan provider Health Shield Friendly Society...

Healix International has launched a new risk management tool, offering automated assessments of the medical, logistical and security risks posed to employees who are travelling for work purposes. This covers potential dangers...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Debra Clark to the newly-created role of head of wellbeing. In this role Clark will be responsible for developing a market-leading employee wellbeing proposition, and delivering...

The cash plan sector has seen another year of steady growth, with the number of claims per employee regaining most of ground lost during the pandemic, according to data published in Corporate...

The UK government has proposed to remove the 3-day waiting period for sick pay and pay benefits from the first day of sickness absence instead. In a joint statement, MPs Priti Patel...

Bupa has launched a new workplace mental health proposition which is focused on early intervention and helping employees maintain good mental health. The new product — called Workplace Mental Health Advantage — ...

Canada Life is offering Toothfairy® to all Group Life, Group Income Protection and Group Critical Illness customers. The app was developed by two renowned dentists in the field and uses patent-pending technology...

Limited intermediary panels have been conspicuous in the group risk market since the 1980s, but there has been a definite acceleration in their popularity during the last decade, and during the last...