Mental Health
Unum claims paid up £6m to £366m
Unum UK has revealed it paid a total of £366m in claims in 2021, up £6.5m on 2020, with £202m of the total being for group income protection (GIP) pay outs. Cancer...
Read moreThe art of compiling outstanding awards entries – Mason
The deadline for advisers to enter the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 is just over a week away on May 6. The awards website www.healthandprotectionawards.com includes all the categories and criteria...
Read moreDigital health and virtual GP services here to stay despite return of in-person care – analysis
The pandemic changed the way health services are delivered - perhaps forever. Insurers have noted increased demand for digital and virtual GP services and have responded in kind by designing or evolving...
Read moreAdvisers have one week to enter the Health & Protection Awards 2022
Advisers have one week to get their entries in for this year's Health & Protection Awards. To enter all advisers need to do is tell us in 1,000 words or less how...
Read moreCII announces additional help for stressed out insurance professionals
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has announced additional help for insurance professionals to tackle stress. Throughout this National Stress Awareness Month, the institute is encouraging its members to access, at no additional...
Read moreHealthtech investment soars 79% driven by telemedicine and mental health
Investments in health technology firms increased 79% year-on-year in 2021 with mental healh and digital services being the main targets, according to analysis by Hampleton Partners. Its Healthtech M&A Market Report found...
Read moreTeladoc trebles number of AIG Life clients reporting good mental health
Teladoc has managed to more than treble the number of its AIG Life clients who reported good mental health after four of the provider's therapy sessions. Taking part in an AIG Life...
Read moreAnxiety and depression top health concerns for expats – research
Anxiety ranks as the top health and wellbeing concern among expats, followed by depression, according to research from Axa Global Healthcare. The research based on thousands of social media comments from expats...
Read moreTowergate: Mental health most pressing concern for employers
The mental health of staff is the top concern among health and wellbeing for employers, according to research from Towergate Health & Protection. The firm's survey of 500 HR decision makers in...
Read moreLegal & General partners with long-term condition management service
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...
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