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Family and personal health are top priorities for vast majority of people
The health of their family is a top life priority for more than eight in 10 employees - second only to their own personal health, according to research. Engage Health Group’s Work,...
Read moreNew York Life appoints African American Market Unit head
US mutual life insurer New York Life has appointed Wykeeta Peel as market manager of its African American Market Unit (AAMU). Peel will be responsible for developing and executing New York Life's...
Read moreVitality increases mental health limits and widens physio access in PMI update
Vitality Health is removing underwriting restrictions and easing treatment limits as it expands mental health cover as part of a wider update to its private medical insurance (PMI) offering. The provider is...
Read more‘It feels unnatural to hold back from referring to my children and partner when my shared experiences are so relevant to our products and services’ – Blackmore
Emma Blackmore, account executive for income protection at MetLife, speaks to Health & Protection about being misgendered, the importance of more visible members of the LGBTQIA+ community in upper management and not...
Read morePMI more desirable than higher pension contributions for employees – Engage
Private medical insurance (PMI) ranks as one of the most in demand workplace benefits by employees, with only flexible working and home working more highly desired. Encouragingly for the sector, risk benefits...
Read moreHealix partners with Incorpore to offer fitness services and gym discounts
Healix Health Services has partnered with Incorpore to offer the firm's fitness services to its members. It works with over 2,000 employers covering 6.5 million employees across the UK and Ireland providing...
Read moreBenefits provider Vivup joins Grid
Employee wellbeing and benefits provider Vivup has joined group risk industry body Grid. Karl Bennett, wellbeing director at Vivup, said: “Having worked with Grid in a previous role, it demonstrated the value...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards 2022 judges announced
The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 has been revealed. In all 37 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...
Read moreSickness absence rates hit highest level in 13 years
Sickness absence rates hit 3.1% in 2021 translating to an average 7.3 sick days per employee - the highest level since 2009, according to data from XpertHR. The firm, which surveyed 149...
Read moreSoaring primary care use shows ‘fundamental’ shift in PMI demand – Vitality
Vitality saw a "significant" increase in the use of primary care services by its members as part of a "fundamental shift" in how people use their private medical insurance (PMI). The data...
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McLean moves to Axa Health as senior propositions manager from Cigna
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Pressure on protection insurers as cancer incidence and survival rise – analysis
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How do we keep more people well enough to thrive in work and life? – Atkinson
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One of my four leadership principles led to genesis of Vitality parent – Gore
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Why the US healthcare system is so complicated: A practical guide for global employers – UnitedHealthcare Global
