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GP, MSK and mental health benefits could cut 80% of UK productivity crisis – Simplyhealth
Providing access to a GP and musculoskeletal and mental health benefits could wipe out 80% of the UK's productivity crisis and save the exchequer billions of pounds a year. This is according...
Read moreBenifex wraps up Vebnet acquisition
Benifex has wrapped up its acquisition of Vebnet, formerly part of Standard Life. The deal, first announced in November, sees 31 corporate customers transfer to Benifex resulting in more than 140,000 employees...
Read moreAlea adds AIA to list of providers
Hong Kong-based broker Alea has partnered with AIA to offer its health, life insurance and employee benefits solutions. Alea already offers insurance options from more than 25 insurance providers in the Hong...
Read moreInsurance sector is aligned with Get Britain Working Review despite omission – Till
While there was no mention of insurance in government's Get Britain Working Review paper, the sector is very much aligned to ensuring the UK's workforce is fit and productive. This is according...
Read moreHealth and IP complaints soar at FOS
Health and protection insurance complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) increased by almost 20% for the third quarter of the 2024 financial year – compared to the same period last year. ...
Read morePMI hospital admissions remain at record levels as self-pay continues decline – PHIN
Private hospital admissions hit record levels in the third quarter of the 2024, with those from private medical insurance (PMI) up 9% year-on-year. Latest data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN)...
Read moreNuffield Health to deliver free MSK rehabilitation for NHS frontline staff
Four thousand frontline NHS staff will benefit from a free rehabilitation programme under a partnership rolled out between government and Nuffield Health. Health & Protection contacted the Department for Health and Social...
Read moreBenenden Health makes Hay permanent chief people officer
Benenden Health has appointed Mike Hay chief people officer following a six-month period as an interim. Hay (pictured) is a former chief people officer at Saffron Building Society, human resources director at...
Read moreEmployees do not think they get enough bereavement leave – MetLife UK
Employees do not get enough time off work or support to properly grieve the loss of a loved one according to research from MetLife UK. Research carried out by Censuswide late last...
Read morePeople more willing to share health data than decade ago – Bupa
Insurers are now proving the value of having customers sharing their data with them and patients are more will to do so, according to Chris Carroll CEO of Bupa Insurance. Carroll (pictured...
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