Healthcare

The move sees Herbert, who takes the role of head of benefits strategy, reunited with Glenn Thomas, former Mercer partner and CEO of Jelf Employee Benefits, who joined Howden as MD of...

The new live webchat service service, which will be available from Monday 10 December 2018, will let employees discuss their concerns, privately and confidentially, in real time with a qualified counsellor. The Online...

Four major digital trends are driving the employee benefits marketplace, leading to cost savings for employers and better employee engagement. A report by Maxis GBN - a joint venture between MetLife and...

The trade association Grid (Group Risk Development) aims to promote and enhance the take up and status of corporate group protection benefits on behalf of its members, which are UK insurers, advisers...

Grid works with government departments and regulators involved in legislation and regulation affecting group risk benefits, as well as other organisations involved in the benefits and financial protection arenas. Through a collective...

A research paper from Rand Europe - Incentives and Physical Activity – found participants using Vitality Active Rewards with Apple Watch did the equivalent of 4.8 extra days of activity per month, compared...

New figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a significant rise in work-related stress among UK workers.  According to the HSE 15.4m working days were lost due to stress last...

Axa PPP healthcare has appointed Tracy Garrad as its new chief executive. She will also join the management committee of Axa UK and Ireland.  Garrad will take up the role in January 2019,...

Opperman has urged UK employers to invest in the health and wellbeing of their staff in a hard-hitting report ‘All Hands on Deck’, co-authored by employment lawyer Laura Farris, where he argues...

Artificial intelligence is set to shape the healthcare market, delegates were told at an the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries’ Health and Wellbeing summit.  AMII chairman Stuart Scullion says: “I believe...