SME

Insurers need to investigate every possible avenue to find out the root causes of why employees have fallen out of work before they can identify them as 'gaming the system', according to...

Gallagher has appointed Andrew Bowman as chief financial officer (CFO) for its HR and benefits consulting division (GBS) UK, subject to regulatory approval. Bowman will be responsible for shaping and executing the...

Sir Charlie Mayfield has challenged insurance providers to develop risk pooling for SMEs to enable their employees to gain access to affordable health and wellbeing benefits. Risk pooling already exists in the...

Early intervention has cut the number of employees who go on to experience a severe or moderately severe mental health condition by 93%, according to Axa Health. Heather Smith, CEO of Axa...

More than a quarter of Bitons have paid for medical treatment over the last five years, according to a survey by Howden. The intermediary found 27% of the 2,000 adults it surveyed...

Health secretary Wes Streeting has guaranteed the exemption of VAT on private healthcare will not be removed in the upcoming Budget. Streeting told the BBC "it's not happening" and repeated that answer...

Towergate Employee Benefits has appointed Dasha Ivanova as client director within its consulting team. Ivanova (pictured) will lead strategic relationships with key corporate clients. She joins Towergate Employee Benefits from Aon owned...

Broadstone has appointed Jamie Burdess (pictured) as health, protection and wellbeing specialist. He joins from Mercer Marsh Benefits where he had been a client relationship manager since the start of 2019. Prior...

Three in four expats aged between 18 and 24 are suffering with moderate to extreme levels of anxiety, stress or depression, according to findings from Axa Global Healthcare. The insurer's latest Mind...

Covering special risks is hard enough in domestic settings, but this can prove near to impossible when trying to arrange international private medical insurance (IPMI) for individuals. Policies where medical history is...