Healthcare

The number of consumers with low financial resilience has soared from 10.7m to 14.2m during 2020 as the pandemic took its toll on UK households, a bleak report from the FCA has...

Unum’s health and wellbeing app now has over a quarter of a million users, and is utilised by 1,100 businesses. Take up of this Help@hand app, which offers acess a remote GP...

Almost one in two employers are failing to adequately address issues of staff wellbeing, according to a new survey by friendly society Health Shield. The survey also found that employee awareness and...

Handl group has launched a new start-up psychological rehab business, designed to change how treatment is assessed and delivered by insurers and occupational health providers.  The business Mind Right will offer a...

Towergate Health & Protection has launched a new online GP service for its SME, corporate PMI and group risk clients. This service, GP Hero,  will cover employees as well as their families and...

Three in five employees want employers to spend more on their mental and physical wellbeing as a result of the Covid crisis.  However, this research by health insurer Aetna International found a...

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:...