Protection

Legal & General paid a total of £323m in group protection claims in 2020, up more than 5% on 2019. The insurer revealed its rehabilitation and early intervention services through its group...

National Friendly has launched a low cost accident only income protection (IP) product with no medical underwriting. The insurer said its new policy was aimed at clients who had not been able...

Protection advice firm LifeSearch has emphasised the importance of embedding staff wellbeing into the culture of an organisation. Research published yesterday drew a link between working excessive hours and increased chances of...

Healthcare and financial services workers are among those most likely to believe they do not have a good work-life balance, according to a study from LifeSearch. More than a third of healthcare...

A lawyer is warning employers to focus on what reasonable adjustments they can make for returning workers with long Covid as people are likely to be protected under disability discrimination law. Philip...

Governments across the globe have been urged to consider implementing maximum working times as new research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals three quarters of...

The pandemic has had more of an adverse effect on women than men as new evidence suggests demand for mental health support shows no sign of abating. Findings from LV='s Wealth and...

Aviva has offered a range of activities, tools and other support including a dedicated wellbeing day off to help employees and revealed that it will be re-thinking how it uses office space...

Employers have been urged to help workers whose social networks have disappeared due to lockdown re-engage with their friends and families as new research draws a clear link between loneliness and increased...

Insurers paid out £6.2bn in life insurance, income protection, and critical illness claims in 2020, equivalent to £17m a day, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group...