Appointments / Industry

Technology firm Wipro has pledged to reimburse employees in countries hard-hit by Covid-19 such as India and Brazil should their medical treatment costs exceed their insurance coverage. Wipro is headquartered in Bengalaru,...

An analysis of overseas international health insurance claims made between 2019 and 2020 by global health insurance provider William Russell has uncovered five claims worth more than $300,000 (£215,000). The eyewatering figures...

Significant increased demand from people with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions is a key driver behind Corporé's move to make digital triage available to the personal injury market for the first time. The rehabilitation...

US medicare agency Advise Insurance has appointed Andrew Clifton as president. Most recently, Clifton served as chief sales officer at Centene Corporation, where he was directly responsible for all sales channels across...

While the vast majority of asset managers do not have a formal wellbeing strategy in place despite offering private medical, life insurance and income protection, according to Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing....

Young people are increasingly seeking out digital healthcare services to tackle mental health issues, according to data from insurer AIG Life. The data shows demand for mental health help among members of...

The proportion of mental illness income protection (IP) claims Zurich received doubled in 2020. The insurer revealed more than one in four (27%) IP claims were triggered by mental health conditions last...

Employers should be as clear as possible with employees about sick pay and health insurance benefits from day one, according to employment lawyers. Melanie Stancliffe, partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...

A lack of knowledge and cost are the key barriers to clients taking out income protection, according to research from Income Protection Taskforce (IPTF). The research conducted by the IPTF in March...

US benefits technology platform Benefitfocus has appointed Matthew Levin as president and chief executive officer, effective 10 May 2021. Levin, most recently chief strategy officer at payroll company ADP, succeeds former CFO...