SME

While Stephen Hough is currently enjoying retirement, he is not completely ruling out yet another comeback. Following a long career and two retirements, Hough (pictured centre) was recognised for his outstanding contribution...

  Entering a new advice market can prove difficult and fraught with potential pitfalls at every corner, but the rewards for advisers and clients can be significant. In this Q&A sponsored by...

Private medical insurance (PMI) is the number one choice for employees from their benefits package while the vast majority of HR leaders believe it is a necessity, according to research from Epassi...

Managing general agents (MGAs) Nirvana and Pulse have completed their planned merger following regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The merger creates...

Eleven major insurers, representatives and healthcare providers are among more than 60 employers joining forces with the government to help tackle labour market inactivity. The organisations will be part of the initial...

The government has committed to developing a voluntary certified workplace health provision standard by 2029.  This was one of the key elements of the new model to manage and reduce sickness absence...

Vitality is launching an artificial intelligence (AI) powered service with Google which it will use to apply greater health insights and actions to customers across its insurance products. The insurer aims to...

A standardised set of Workplace Health Provision (WHP) services should be developed in conjunction with existing providers and insurers, the Keep Britain Working review is recommending. It urges widespread adoption of non-clinical...

Incentives such as tax relief for employer health benefits will be critical to encourage take-up of changes proposed by the Keep Britain Working Review as it enters its secondary stages. However, the...

The Keep Britain Working Review has urged the exploration of pooling mechanisms to help make investing in the workplace health provision (WHP) affordable for SMEs. It likened the process as similar to...