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There is a bubble waiting to burst for employers in the form of increased long-term absence rates due to growing numbers of employees not accessing treatments during the pandemic. Steve Herbert, head...

Directly authorised advisers who are members of TMA will be given access to the LifeQuote protection application system. In February TMA’s parent company LSL Property Services took a 60% stake in Direct...

US health benefits provider Lane Health has launched a health savings account (HSA). The solution, offered through participating employers, includes an advance feature that works like a line of credit through the...

US health benefits platform TakeCommand Health has closed a $12m (£8.6m) Series A funding round led by LiveOak Venture Partners and SJF Ventures. The tech start-up says it will use the additional...

There has been a dramatic 29% fall in complaints about protection insurance products, according to data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Analysis of the complaints data shows there were 61,834 complaints...

A Derbyshire coach driver has been sentenced for submitting bogus health insurance claims through his employer’s healthcare scheme to the tune of more than £8,000 for himself and his family. A statement...

While firms increasingly understand the importance of providing health and protection benefits to staff in these times, the severe economic downturn caused by the pandemic has meant many are choosing to put...

Lower attrition and absence rates and terrific individual performances are just some of the benefits of embracing flexible working, according to LifeSearch's head of people and culture. Yesterday, Health & Protection revealed...

Reassured has confirmed the launch of a new protection advisory service which will be offered through its Reassured Advice subsidiary, alongside its direct non-advised offering. To support the new service, it has...

Due to the way we deal with mental health in the west, most companies think they have ticked the box with an employee assistance programme (EAP), training staff as mental health first...