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Eight in 10 (82%) employees want proactive return-to-work support from their employer following an illness, while half (49%) say employers should offer it as standard, and a third (33%) think it should...

A clever combination of protection cover could be the key to closing the protection gap for parents who need to take time off to look after a sick child. This is according...

Millions of working households are vulnerable to even a small disruption to their income, according to Royal London’s latest Financial Resilience report. Interviews with around 4,000 adults led the mutual to conclude...

International private medical insurance (IPMI) is just as important, sometimes more so, for individuals as it is for people sent abroad by their employer. This includes some workers who want tailored cover...

Eight in 10 people think being honest and open about disclosing a mental health condition will ramp up the cost of health or protection cover. This is according to a report from...

Simplyhealth has appointed Sonya Bryson as managing director, subject to regulatory approval.  Bryson (pictured) will join the business on Wednesday (19 August), bringing with her more than 25 years of leadership experience...

As organisations expand into new markets and mobility programmes continue to evolve, employees are increasingly accessing healthcare in countries that operate very differently from their own. Differences in healthcare systems, provider networks,...

WTW is making Boutros Bear’s clinically governed chronic pain programme available to employers through its healthcare concierge service. The programme combines physiotherapy, clinical input from Boutros Bear clinicians, and psychological support, delivered...

Consistency of sleep could be a stronger predictor of health risk than the number of hours spent in bed, research from Vitality has discovered. Although sleeping for at least seven hours a...

Kicking off the first in a mini-series exploring the former lives of professionals across the protection and health sector, Alan Lakey, director at CIExpert, speaks to Health & Protection about his exploits...