Healthcare

Health Shield has appointed David Maddison as its new chairman, as David Allen steps down after 25 years’ service with the friendly society. Maddison was previously deputy chief executive and managing director...

A new digital employee benefits broker has launched targeting the small business market.  Hooray Health & Protection claims to offer more cost-effective ways for SMEs to buy group risk and health insurance,...

In total more two-fifths (43 per cent) of businesses had employees absent for at least four weeks due to ill-health over the last two years, according to research from the British Chambers...

Fintech is changing the face of workplace health and wellbeing, helping to improve employee engagement, build resilience and increase productivity. And, while the latest applications deliver significant benefits to employees and employers, the...

Wellness is increasingly becoming one of the key discussion points in the benefits market. That said, much of what intermediaries are deploying is in-person or paper-based solutions. I believe what is needed...

Just one in five employers have met new standards on mental health, set out in a key government review. In October 2017 the Stevenson/Farmer report recommended six core standards to improve workplace...

Zest Technology has signed an agreement with the Johnson Fleming that will see the firm offer Zest’s new employee benefits platform to its clients. The platform offers targeted, personalised benefits communications, employee...

Take-up of support services offered by group risk providers has historically been very low, meaning that both employers and employees are missing out on many of these benefits these insurance products can...

Healthtech and digital medicine are increasingly been pushed as amongst the most effective ways to manage workplace wellbeing, health, absence and engagement. Group risk providers are starting to adopt new digital solutions...

EAPs have seen a pretty dramatic evolution. Starting out life in the 1940s as a very focused solution to white-collar alcoholism in US office culture, their remit widened over the decades to...