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Aviva introducing menopause support service for SME line managers
Aviva is expanding its mental health support for SME line managers to include information about menopause. This is according to Ally Antell, head of propositions and strategy at Aviva Health UK, who...
Read moreInsurers ‘not up to scratch’ on menopause as specific clinical pathways needed
Health insurers' support for women suffering with menopause is not up to scratch and dedicated clinical pathways need to be provided, according to a specialist doctor. Dr Karolina Afors, NHS obstetrician and...
Read moreAxa and Bupa see SMEs and start-ups driving PMI new business
The UKs two biggest private medical insurance (PMI) providers have seen significant growth in appetite from small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), particularly start-ups, as the large corporate sector has stagnated. Bupa...
Read moreMedical insurance inflation to hit 8% and soar in next three years – WTW
Medical insurance inflation is expected to increase at an average of 8% in 2022 but rise faster over the following three years as the impact of the Covid pandemic continues to be...
Read moreOpenwork appoints MD as chief commercial officer exits
The Openwork Partnership has appointed Stuart Dodson to the role of managing director in a management restructure that has also seen chief commercial officer (CCO) Mike Morrow depart after six years with...
Read moreShepherds Friendly appoints chairman
Nemone Wynn-Evans is to succeed Joanne Hindle as chairwoman of Shepherds Friendly. The society revealed Hindle, who has been chairwoman for the past eight years, is stepping down from her role but...
Read moreExpatriate Group adds life and disability, travel cover and EAP for free to IPMI
Expatriate Group will add life and disability protection cover, an employee assistance programme (EAP) and business travel insurance to its group international private medical insurance (IPMI) plans from next year. The additions...
Read moreCommission ‘bound to be’ on FCA radar and must be ‘right value’ – Aviva
Commission in the health and protection market is “bound to be” on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) radar and “must be the right value for customers”, Aviva has said. The insurer emphasised...
Read moreAdvisers urged to create social media policies and beware liability risks
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has urged all businesses operating in the insurance sector to create a corporate social media policy for employees to refer too. It added that CII members were...
Read moreBeware health, risk and tax implications of workers moving abroad – Aon
Aon is warning that organisations must be aware of the workplace benefits implications of employees choosing to work away from their home nation as remote working grows. The firm emphasised that group...
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