Launch of new second medical opinion provider
Global health company Medigo has set up a new second medical opinion service, which will also offer worldwide medical concierge services. This new product - known as GlobalCare - will be available...
Wellbeing
Howden rebrands Punter Southall Health & Protection
Punter Southall Health & Protection will be rebranded as Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing, following its acquisition by the group. Howden - which is owned by Hyperion Insurance Group - purchased this...
Employers underestimate workforce sickness rates
Employers are seriously underestimating the chances of their workforce being affected by serious illness or bereavement in the year ahead, according to new research. The survey by Group Risk Development (GRiD), the...
Mattioli Woods appoints new employee benefits director
Mattioli Woods has appointed Sean McSweeney as its new employee benefits team director. In this newly created role McSweeney will oversee the wealth managers' employee benefit consultants. McSweeney joins from Chase de Vere,...
Working abroad has positive effect on employee wellbeing
Corporate culture and working practices are having a negative impact on expat employees wellbeing, according to a new survey from Aetna International. The global health insurer surveyed 2,000 expat employees to discover what...
Firms should spend more on benefit communications: Aon
Companies want to increase employee engagement with benefit programmes, but the majority are spending less than £5,000 a year on related communications. Aon’s annual benefits and trends survey found that 98 per...
Medicash buys Health@Work consultancy
Health insurer Medicash has bought health and wellbeing consultancy Health@Work for an undisclosed sum. This deal was completed at the end of March with the wellbeing team now moved to Medicash’s head...
Cigna launches new workplace mental health campaign
Almost one out of 2 employees report seeing signs of stress among their colleagues, according to a new survey from healthcare provider Cigna. As a result the company is launching a new...
Flexible working can boost productivity levels: Vitality
Long commutes are impacting employee health and costing UK businesses an estimated £5.3bn a year in lost productivity, according to new research. This research, from Vitality, found that the average UK employee...
Group PMI ‘most valued’ employee benefit
Group private medical insurance is increasingly seen as one of the most highly valued corporate benefits, according to new data on the wider workplace healthcare market. The Workplace Protection & Wellbeing Report,...
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