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....
Health insurer WPA is giving a second premium rebate to its PMI customers which will be paid by the end of June. It is expected this will be worth a total of...
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...
Anna Matty has been appointed chief operating officer for Axa PPP Healthcare, replacing Mark Howes who is retiring in July. Matty was formerly global vice president, decision analytics, strategic programmes for Experian....
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...
More that one in three workers (35 per cent) have continued to work while unwell during lockdown according to a new research by Canada Life. The survey found that almost half of...
