Mental Health

Sickness absence rates hit 3.1% in 2021 translating to an average 7.3 sick days per employee - the highest level since 2009, according to data from XpertHR. The firm, which surveyed 149...

Vitality saw a "significant" increase in the use of primary care services by its members as part of a "fundamental shift" in how people use their private medical insurance (PMI).  The data...

The mental health of the UK population has taken a battering during the pandemic and beyond. The fallout has affected everyone - including those working in the private medical insurance (PMI) and...

To kick off Pride Month, Health & Protection speaks to Chris Bailey-Munt, B2B content and social media manager for intermediary marketing at Aviva, about considering whether he should refer to his "partner"...

The protection industry must do more to help brokers effectively tackle harrowing calls where customers talk about ending their own lives, according to Alan Knowles, managing director at Cura Financial Services. Knowles...

Legal & General has entered into an exclusive partnership with Fruitful Insights to gauge the costs associated with impaired wellbeing and productivity and the factors underpinning these losses. Based on this intelligence, intermediaries...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (Maxis GBN) has added virtual reality (VR) programmes focused on mental health and stopping smoking to the list of third-party benefits available through its network. The services offered...

US insurance broker PCF Insurance Services has appointed Kirk Benson as vice president, operations benefits. In his new role, Benson will be responsible for assisting PCF benefits partners in the development of...

While the vast majority of professionals do not not want to give up the option to work from home, data indicates long term home working is adversely affecting some employees' mental health....

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 adviser categories have been revealed. The shortlists cover 14 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. These include new...