Technology firm Wipro has pledged to reimburse employees in countries hard-hit by Covid-19 such as India and Brazil should their medical treatment costs exceed their insurance coverage. Wipro is headquartered in Bengalaru,...
Read moreUS medicare agency Advise Insurance has appointed Andrew Clifton as president. Most recently, Clifton served as chief sales officer at Centene Corporation, where he was directly responsible for all sales channels across...
Read moreWhile 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....
Read moreCreating healthcare pathways and specialist networks will allow insurers to drive value for customers far beyond just writing the cheque for care, argues Aviva’s associate medical director Dr Subashini M. The firm...
Read moreInsurers 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...
Read moreEmployers 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,...
Read moreThere 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...
Read moreUS health benefits platform TakeCommand Health has closed a $12m (£8.6m) Series A funding round led by LiveOak Venture Partners and SJF Ventures. The tech start-up says it will use the additional...
Read moreBroker services provider BenefitMall has partnered with New Jersey health insurance provider Horizon Health Services to integrate Horizon submissions through its online enrolment platform. The integration means group applications, employee elections and...
Read moreThere has been a dramatic 29% fall in complaints about protection insurance products, according to data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Analysis of the complaints data shows there were 61,834 complaints...
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