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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...

Scottish Widows has committed to target net zero by 2050 across its entire £170bn portfolio of investments, the first life insurer provider to do so. Scottish Widows says its pledge almost doubles...

Nest has appointed Atos as its future scheme administrator, replacing TCS in a contract that takes effect from 2023. The new service will focus on making the most of advances in technology...

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...

The Pensions Regulator has warned that many trustees and managers of DC schemes are not paying proper attention to the risks and opportunities of climate change. Its annual survey of DC schemes...

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...

The funding situation of DB pension in the UK continues to improve despite the challenging economic backdrop. The latest Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey found the accounting deficit of DB schemes in the...

There are mixed views on whether the new investment pathways, which go live today, will change demand for retirement advice, according to a new survey. Aegon found that almost one in two...