Group Risk

Employee assistance programme (EAP) provider Health Assured has denied claims in a BBC investigation that it has breached the confidentiality of its users by allowing corporate clients to eavesdrop on calls.  The...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Beth Alahakoon as head of operational excellence. Leading delivery of operational excellence across health and protection, Alahakoon (pictured) will aim to ensure colleague and client voices...

A protection adviser standing as a candidate for Reform UK has complained about Health & Protection’s Pride coverage, arguing that hearing from the LGBTQ+ community is not for a professional publication.  Mark...

PIB Employee Benefits has appointed Daniel Beament as head of protection. He joins from Towergate where he was a protection team manager, having been appointed as employee benefits and protection consultant upon...

Insurance broker and risk management company Gallagher has agreed a partnership with protection advice specialist LifeSearch to jointly deliver additional insurance products and services to micro-SME businesses. Gallagher is a global insurance...

Legal & General Retail has published the second edition of its Chief Medical Officer Report, which explores how and why group income protection (GIP) could help contribute to organisational diversity, equity and...

Two-thirds (64%) of neurodiverse employees in the UK feel their workplaces lack sufficient support, putting businesses at risk of employee alienation.  Opinium surveyed 2,000 people for Zest's Unlocking the potential of neurodiversity...

Richard Brown, senior manager at Scottish Widows, speaks to Health & Protection about how his sexuality does not define him in the workplace, the importance of being open about his sexuality and...

First Actuarial has launched a range of group protection services and joined industry body Grid. The actuarial and investment consultancy has spent two decades focusing on its pensions consultancy business and is...

The majority of UK workers are struggling to meet basic living costs which is fuelling a sharp decline in financial confidence and wellbeing.  The WTW 2024 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey found 89%...