Healthcare

MetLife UK has expanded its wellbeing proposition by offering additional digital support channels to employees.  It said this follows a sharp increase in demand for a range of services offering help with...

Bupa UK Insurance is launching a new lower-cost proposition to enable corporates to extend healthcare cover to a wider proportion of their workforce. Called Bupa Balance, the new stand-alone proposition is available...

The number of mental health appointments booked each month through Unum's digital health and wellbeing app, Help@hand, has increased by more than 100 per cent, says the provider. Unum says the number...

Axa is dropping the Axa PPP Healthcare, Health-on-Line, Health Services and ICAS-UK brands, bringing its operations under a new Axa Health brand. AXA Health says the new name signals its ambition to empower...

Three out of four HR and finance directors are looking to review their employee benefits package as a direct result of the Covid pandemic.  Speaking at a panel at the Corporate Adviser...

Aviva has launched a new smartphone health app, designed to help employers offer greater support to employees during the current crisis. The DigiCare+ Workplace app is available to employees with group protection...

Less than a third of employers believe they are providing a ‘great’ service for employees when it comes to HR and benefits technology, according to new research. Mercer Marsh Benefits report found...

It’s been a tough six months for the group medical insurance market. As well as having to shift employees to homeworking, insurers and brokers have had to manage customer expectations when the private...

The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on working patterns has undoubtedly reinforced the importance of effective health and wellbeing strategies within the workplace. Gaps in many current strategies have been highlighted by the recent health...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is leading the charge on the battle of the bulge. It’s a personal mission and the timing, in theory, couldn’t be better considering the link between obesity and...