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The number of people covered by group risk policies through their employer rose 5.9% year-on-year, according to Swiss Re's Group Watch report. The reinsurer's annual report showed the number of people insured...

Insurers are continuing to commit to hybrid and flexible working models but are not yet ready to introduce four day working weeks, they have told Health & Protection. Earlier this month a...

Legal & General Group Protection has agreed a partnership with long-term condition management support service ConnectPlus, from Health and Care Innovations (HCI). Available to all insured employees and their immediate family, the...

Lime Global has launched Lime OnCall, a modular healthcare subscription service for employers. The service features a confidential clinically verified service, created to provide employees with rapid access to medical advice. Where...

Insurance industry leaders can help neurodivergent people just by asking how they can accommodate their needs, one employee in the sector has revealed. Maxim Cook, company secretary administrator at international insurer Tokio...

The financial services industry needs to do more to create "psychologically safe" environments in order to better attract neurodivergent talent, according to Georgina Philippou senior adviser for equality at the Financial Conduct...

Going through the menopause has had an adverse effect on the careers of many working women, according to research from Canada Life. The survey of 155 working women aged 45-65 who are...

Axa Health has launched an app for large corporate schemes bringing together physical and mental wellbeing assessments with onward recommendations and coaching programmes, line-manager support, and relevant clinical services. The free app...

Healthcare trust provider Healix Health Services has launched a low cost employer digital health benefit Healix ConneX. The solution, which is designed to bridge the gap between no healthcare offering at all...

Businesses should consider a four-day working week and regulate working hours to promote a healthy work-life balance supporting mental and physical health, University College London (UCL) is recommending. The university also called...