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NI hike forces employers to drop income protection for PMI – advisers
Government's impending national insurance contributions (NICs) increase is causing employers to increasingly discard group income protection cover in order to retain the immediate benefit to the workforce provided by group private medical...
Read moreGP, MSK and mental health benefits could cut 80% of UK productivity crisis – Simplyhealth
Providing access to a GP and musculoskeletal and mental health benefits could wipe out 80% of the UK's productivity crisis and save the exchequer billions of pounds a year. This is according...
Read moreWhen time runs out: Early intervention in limited IP claim terms – Garcia
It has been positive to see an overall increased awareness of the benefits of income protection (IP), with an upward trend in sales in recent years. However, I have been reflecting on...
Read moreHealth insurance highly desired as women’s workplace wellbeing trails men – YuLife
Women lag behind men when it comes to workplace wellbeing and health insurance is seen as a much desired benefit, according to a report from YuLife. The provider's Getting Workplace Wellbeing Right...
Read moreWorld Cancer Day: Cancer tops all other health and wellbeing issues for RedArc
Cancer outstrips all other health and wellbeing issues RedArc receives. Marking World Cancer Day (4 February), the nurse support service revealed that when looking at data from the past five years -...
Read moreNo chance of tax breaks for health and protection in Keep Britain Working review
The Departments for Work and Pensions and Business and Trade have confirmed tax policy will remain outside of the scope of the Keep Britain Working review. This means industry hopes that government...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards 2025 opens to adviser entries
The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 has launched and is now open for adviser entries. Health & Protection would also like to thank all those who are sponsoring the awards. Advisers...
Read moreFormer Lloyds Bank COO David Oldfield awarded OBE for workplace mental health and wellbeing
Former Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) chief operating officer David Oldfield has been honoured as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his work in workplace mental health, wellbeing...
Read moreMajority of UK employees would swap treats for health and wellbeing benefits – Unum
The majority of UK employees would swap small monthly treats for access to better health and wellbeing benefits, according to research from Unum UK. The provider's research of 500 employees across UK...
Read moreLess than a quarter of women complete recommended minutes of exercise – Vitality
Less than a quarter of women are completing the recommended 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, according to a report from Vitality. The Active Women, Healthy Lives: Understanding Barriers to Women's...
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Fitness and consistency could help people thrive on less sleep – Vitality
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Vocational rehab could cut claims amid surge in GIP schemes and people on sick leave – Denning
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Nine in 10 employers want more wellbeing and absence management support – L&G
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‘Closed’ locations challenging growing demand for individual IPMI – analysis
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Clever combination of cover could be key to closing parental protection gap – Roberts
