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The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned doctors will soon have to make very difficult choices around which patients get blood tests and which do not due to the shortage of the...

Benefitfocus has appointed Ana Perez as chief marketing officer (CMO). Perez will be responsible for all of the US benefits technology platform's aspects of marketing — with a focus on driving brand...

Sports goods supplier Nike has given staff at its Oregon corporate headquarters a week off to support their mental health. Taking to LinkedIn to confirm the move, Matt Marazzo, senior manager for...

Group life payments for Covid-related deaths soared in the first half of the year to more than 35% above the total for all of 2020, according to trade body Grid. The total...

UK employers could issue a surcharge for unvaccinated employees enrolled into their health or protection benefits scheme but run the risk of discrimination claims being brought against them, a lawyer has warned....

Zurich Australia and New Zealand is introducing a gender affirmation policy which includes paid leave to support its gender diverse workforce. The insurer's new policy provides transgender and gender diverse team members...

US benefits technology platform Benefitfocus has added a number of options from American Public Life Insurance Company (APL) to its offering. Services added include accident cover, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity, cancer...

Health insurers are closely monitoring the shortage of blood test tubes which has caused NHS England to order doctors to stop all primary care and community testing for three weeks unless it...

Kevin Melton has joined International Medical Group (IMG) as global head of international private medical insurance (IPMI) with the provider looking to expand its market reach. Melton left Axa Global where he...

Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has appointed Mark Ramsook as director of global employee benefits development for Europe and Latin America within its global employee benefits team. Ramsook (pictured) joins from Willis...