Protection

UK workplace absence rates are significantly outstripping pre- and post-pandemic levels with mental health the driving factor, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Its survey of more than...

Almost half of global diabetes cases may not be diagnosed with the effects most profound in young adults and those from central sub-Saharan Africa, according to latest research. The research found diagnosis...

Government is delivering a further £338m investment into the Connect to Work programme which will deliver localised, tailored support to more than 85,000 people who are sick, disabled or face complex barriers...

LifeSearch has appointed Chris Payne as chief information officer (CIO) to lead the next stage of its technology transformation. Payne (pictured), who brings with him over 28 years of commercial technology experience...

Scottish Widows has added three people to its protection distribution team. Katie Dennehy (pictured far left) and Heena Sandhu (pictured centre right) join as national business development managers, and Jonathan Hall (pictured...

Employers face a growing challenge managing sickness-related absence and the pressure looks set to accelerate. From April 2026, changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will come into effect under the Employment Rights...

Continuing our special mini-series featuring mothers and daughters working across the health and protection sector, Health & Protection speaks to Pam and Nina Brown, owner and protection adviser respectively at Pam Brown...

When Alf Roberts from Coronation Street died from a stroke the day after his life insurance policy expired on New Year’s Day in 1999, his wife Audrey was left both heartbroken and...

Perci Health has appointed Dr Matt Brown, consultant in pain medicine at The Royal Marsden, as medical director ahead of further service extensions. The virtual cancer clinic revealed that under Dr Brown’s...

MetLife UK has appointed Matt Foster as head of propositions. Foster (pictured) has held the role on an interim basis for the last six months. A former proposition lead for healthcare at...