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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,...

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....

Creating 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...

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,...

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...

US 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...

There 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...

A Derbyshire coach driver has been sentenced for submitting bogus health insurance claims through his employer’s healthcare scheme to the tune of more than £8,000 for himself and his family. A statement...

While firms increasingly understand the importance of providing health and protection benefits to staff in these times, the severe economic downturn caused by the pandemic has meant many are choosing to put...

Almost half of mortgage holders do not have any financial protection in place and one in five were adamant nothing would make them consider protecting themselves, MetLife research has found. For those...