Mental Health

Stress is an increasingly common condition, with just shy of one million cases of work-related stress, depression or anxiety reported for 2023–24 by the UK Health & Safety Executive. From an employer...

April is Stress Awareness Month so Health & Protection spoke to professionals across the health and protection sectors to find out what their go-to exercises are for reducing stress. We have had...

Half of HR professionals do not think 2022’s overhaul of fit notes have made them more useful in absence management. However, there is some support for the system as a whole. In...

Mental Health UK’s 2026 Burnout Report found the risk of stress turning into burnout is high, with more than 90% of adults experiencing extreme levels of stress in the last year and...

Kara Connect has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Kara Connect is a Nordic-based digital platform providing corporate mental health and wellbeing support. They provide...

Aviva paid £1.99bn across 61,632 individual and group protection claims last year. This was up from £1.89bn across 61,975 claims in 2024. The insurer paid more than 51,000 individual protection claims last...

Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding...

Health & Protection is launching an exclusive AI in Insurance microsite. The site explores this pivotal time for the whole health and protection insurance industry including the regulatory, ethical and practical implications of...

The UK’s SME sector is vast, diverse and full of momentum, and for intermediaries and insurers focused on growth, it remains a major engine of opportunity. However, this is not a market...

HCML has appointed Kathryn Goldfinch as commercial director of corporate and insured health. Goldfinch (pictured) has nearly 30 years of healthcare experience having held senior roles at Bupa, Nuffield, and Doctor Care...