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While the vast majority of asset managers do not have a formal wellbeing strategy in place despite offering private medical, life insurance and income protection, according to Howden Employee Benefits and Wellbeing....

Young people are increasingly seeking out digital healthcare services to tackle mental health issues, according to data from insurer AIG Life. The data shows demand for mental health help among members of...

The proportion of mental illness income protection (IP) claims Zurich received doubled in 2020. The insurer revealed more than one in four (27%) IP claims were triggered by mental health conditions last...

Insurers and reinsurers are partnering with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the University of Leicester to produce an up to date understanding of the risks of diabetes. It is...

Employers should be as clear as possible with employees about sick pay and health insurance benefits from day one, according to employment lawyers. Melanie Stancliffe, partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...

A lack of knowledge and cost are the key barriers to clients taking out income protection, according to research from Income Protection Taskforce (IPTF). The research conducted by the IPTF in March...

US benefits technology platform Benefitfocus has appointed Matthew Levin as president and chief executive officer, effective 10 May 2021. Levin, most recently chief strategy officer at payroll company ADP, succeeds former CFO...

US life and healthcare insurance solutions provider AmeriLife Group has appointed Mark Springett as senior vice president, enterprise data and analytics. Most recently Springett was head of data science, business intelligence (BI)...

IPipeline has witnessed 10% growth in intermediary protection sales year-on-year through its adviser platforms. The firm's Q1 data reveals new business volumes were up 10% during the first three months of 2021...

There is a bubble waiting to burst for employers in the form of increased long-term absence rates due to growing numbers of employees not accessing treatments during the pandemic. Steve Herbert, head...