Healthcare

There has been a significant increase in employee demand for all insurance benefits in the wake of the Covid crisis, according to new research. Drewberry’s 2021 Employee Benefits Survey — which polled...

One in four expats has covered their family with new health insurance plans during the coronavirus pandemic, with 35.5 per cent adding family members to their current insurance plan. Figures from Aetna...

A big majority - 86 per cent of employers said they have prioritised employee communications as a result of the pandemic, with 71 per cent of employers now conducting research among their...

Legal & General has launched a new care concierge service for group protection customers.  This online hub will help employers find appropriate care for relatives with advice on a range of issues:...

Tobin Murphy-Coles has taken over the role of CEO at PES, taking over from PES founder Ian Rummels and bringing Stuart Gray on board in a non-exec role. Gray, who was founder...

Three in five businesses in the UK now feel more responsible for employees’ health as a result of the Covid pandemic.  The survey, by international health insurer Aetna, fund 63 per cent...

Premier Choice Healthcare has acquired the portfolio of Sussex-based health insurance broker SJA International, which trades as SJA Health Insurance. This is the first acquisition since Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) itself was...

As part of its plans to expand its healthcare and group risk employee benefits offering insurance broker David Roberts & Partners has joined Group Risk Development (Grid).  DR&P says joining the industry...

Mercer has appointed Ashok Gupta, the former chair of AA Insurance Services and Skandia UK and a founding director of the Phoenix Group as chair of its UK board. He replaces Jane Barker,...

Group Risk Development (Grid), the industry body for the workplace protection sector, has named Paul White, head of technical for Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing as its new chair. White takes up...