Wellbeing

Vitality has launched a new health check at home service to help policyholders keep track of key health indicators during the lockdown. This will be offered in conjunction with Vitality’s wellness partner...

Over 30 years ago, following the Piper Alpha disaster, in which 167 men lost their lives when the oil production platform exploded, group risk providers quickly alleviated any financial worries for the...

Until recently, the terms ‘stay at home’, ‘social distancing’, ‘self-isolation’ and ‘quarantine’ were not used in everyday conversation and no one could have predicted that over a third of the global population...

The current coronavirus pandemic has thrown the world of work into uncertainty, with around a million jobs at risk and those still employed having their usual routine disrupted by the unique demands...

It is one of the largest benefits and insurance brokers in the US, but NFP is a brand that few people working in these sectors in the UK will be familiar with....

More than a quarter of income protection claimants that returned to work during the deferred period used support services offered by Legal & General. Figures released by the insurer show that its...

Four out of 10 companies are changing their employee benefits programmes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the effect it has had on working patterns. The study, by Willis Towers Watson,...

A recent edition of the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme highlighted a distressing issue which certainly merited the broader recognition which this publicity achieved. The programme concentrated on the plight of transgender patients...

For the optimist, these are indeed exciting times: unprecedented market movements, an ideal time to make a lot of money as shares tumble. Of course, it is all about timing, and how...

Eight out of 10 employers believe that supporting the mental health of staff is also beneficial for their businesses, according to new research.  The survey by Group Risk Development (Grid) found that,...