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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

LV= has appointed Simon Moore as chairman subject to regulatory and other third-party approvals as it continues its recovery from last year's failed takeover. Moore, (pictured) will join the board when he...

Australian superannuation fund Mercy Super has appointed Zurich Australia as its life insurance partner, effective from 1 August. The partnership will see Zurich provide a comprehensive insurance offering and benefits to Mercy...

Allianz is selling a majority stake in its Russian operations to Interholding following its decision to scale back operations in the country. In April, Allianz told Health & Protection that it was...