Health and protection insurer The Exeter paid over £10.1m, equating to 91% of all claims submitted during 2020. The Exeter's data reveals Covid-19 was the single most claimed for condition in 2020,...
Read moreFour million people missed hospital treatment in England due to increased pressure on the NHS caused by the pandemic in 2020. This is according to analysis carried out by independent charity The...
Read moreThe number of sickness days people have taken due to stress has increased 113% in the past year. This is the startling statistic from absence management platform e-days, which also reveals the...
Read moreMental healthcare provider the Priory Group has joined forces with ADDVantage Technologies to offer online therapy to those struggling with common mental health conditions. The partnership enables patients over 18+ to access...
Read moreLegal & General has paid out a record 43 personal protection claims every day in the UK during 2020, making payouts to 15,855 customers and their families. Pay outs totalled £763.9m –...
Read moreThe reopening of gyms today is a key milestone in rebuilding the physical and mental health of individuals say industry professionals. A recent poll conducted by healthcare charity Nuffield Health revealed lack...
Read moreHealthcare firm HealthHero has acquired French company Qare, a telehealth firm backed by European healthtech venture builder Kamet Ventures. This latest acquisition ensures HealthHero now covers 22m lives and is on track...
Read moreNew research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has drawn a clear link between firms offering health and wellbeing benefits to staff and boosting productivity. The research reveals three in five (60%)...
Read moreSchroders Personal Wealth (SPW) has announced a new proposition aimed at tackling the protection gap across the UK. To help close the £2.4trn protection shortfall in the UK identified in the Swiss...
Read moreEmployers should do more to reassure staff that data gathered from services like employee assistance programs (EAPs) are shared in an aggregated rather than on an individual level. The warning follows research...
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