PMI & Healthcare
WPA extends mental health cover on retail PMI policies
WPA is extending mental health cover on its retail health insurance plans. Cover for hospital and outpatient treatment has been added to the existing health and wellbeing helplines and structured counselling sessions...
Read moreInsurers intent on operating hybrid working as plan B restrictions lift
As plan B restrictions lift, insurers are intent on implementing a hybrid model where staff work from the office for part of the week and at home for the remainder. Earlier this...
Read moreSwiss mental health flourishes as British and Japanese struggle – Axa
The Swiss are flourishing while people from Britain, Hong Kong and Japan are struggling in terms of their mental health, according to Axa's 2022 Mind and Health and Wellbeing study. Depending on...
Read moreAdvisers not forcing teams back to office despite plan B restrictions lifting
Advisers are choosing not to force workers to return to the office amid the lifting of plan B restrictions. Last week, the UK government announced the lifting of plan B restrictions in...
Read morePHIN CEO follows chairman in stepping down
Chief executive and founder of the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) Matt James is to step down following a decade in the role. PHIN said it has already begun the search for...
Read moreWorking To Wellbeing launches long Covid line manager helpline
Return to work rehabilitation specialist Working To Wellbeing has launched a new line manager helpline, with an initial focus on supporting employees suffering with long Covid. The telephone-based helpline aims to enable...
Read moreIdentifying and supporting employees with chronic mental health conditions – Bupa
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Read moreCII members cite product pricing changes and improving skills as top challenges
Upcoming regulation including changes to product pricing practices, are among the biggest challenges facing insurance professionals in the year ahead. This is according to research from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) whose...
Read moreFCA staff balloted for strike action over incoming PMI excess and pay changes
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) staff are being balloted for strike action over changes to the regulator’s pay and benefits policy announced in October. The FCA’s original proposals included adding an excess for...
Read moreCQC lifts Cygnet Hospital Sheffield rating after improvements
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Cygnet Hospital Sheffield good following an inspection which took place in September. The children and young people's mental health hospital had been previously rated as...
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