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Women hit harder by poor workplace mental health
Women are finding the workplace is adversely affecting their mental health more than men, according to research from Nuffield Health. The provider's Healthier Nation Index which surveyed 8,000 UK adults found 48%...
Read moreMaintaining workforce health ‘crucial’ to maximising productivity – Hunt
Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt has conceded that maintaining a healthy workforce is "crucial" to ensuring and maximising productivity growth and acknowledged the soarding numbers of people out of work due...
Read moreOne in five firms say FCA engagement on embedding Consumer Duty ‘not effective’
One in five firms believe the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has not been effective in engaging with firms as they plan for and embed the new flagship Consumer Duty. More than one...
Read moreNational health at work standard proposed for employers
A national health at work standard should be established for all employers providing a baseline for quality occupational health provision in their organisations. The proposal forms a central plank of a government...
Read moreFCA service levels improve but authorisations remain below target
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) improved its service levels performance last year but is still lagging behind targets for dealing with firm authorisations and approved persons. The regulator said it achieved or...
Read moreAxa promotes Foley to UK and Ireland CEO
After almost three years as CEO of Axa UK Retail Insurance, Tara Foley is set to become chief executive officer (CEO) of Axa UK and Ireland. Foley succeeds Claudio Gienal who has...
Read moreTreasury asks if there is a case for tax relief on group PMI
The government is asking whether there is a case for tax relief to be introduced for private medical insurance (PMI) provided though the workplace, despite not seeing the case for the tax...
Read moreUS health insurance premiums to rise faster than inflation in 2024
Health insurance premiums in the USA are likely to increase at a rate higher than inflation in 2024, according to the American Academy of Actuaries. Healthcare costs in the US are outpacing...
Read moreFinancial adviser pay growing at six times the rate of NHS consultants – BMA
NHS consultant pay has fallen behind the likes of lawyers, architects and financial advisers over the last 14 years, with pay hikes for these professions growing at six times the rate of...
Read moreProtection Guru adds UnderwriteMe to product sourcing system
Protection Guru is to add UnderwriteMe's platform as a quotation and new business processing option within its research system for protection products. Ian McKenna, founder of Protection Guru, (pictured) said the partnership...
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