Wellbeing & Mental Health

  In our final Workplace Health Insights event of 2023, we unpicked the challenges around chronic ill health and the implications for both businesses and the economy. More people than ever before are leaving...

Advisers have not had it easy these past few years. The pandemic combined with a cost of living crisis and Consumer Duty compliance has meant they are working in perhaps more pressurised...

There has been a 50% decrease in the number of people buying new protection cover, according to research from LV=.  Findings from the Wealth and Wellbeing Research Programme, a survey of 4,000...

There is no doubt that mental health issues are prevalent in today’s society and although they can, and do, affect all genders, it’s men that often struggle in silence. In fact, men...

More than a million fewer people gained health benefits from spending time in nature in 2022 than during the height of the pandemic. This is according to data from the Office for...

UK plc needs to stop viewing employee wellbeing as a 'nice to have' as such investments could see organisations collectively recoup £6.4bn a year through reduction in lost output from sickness and...

Royal London has acquired the later life lending and product specialists Responsible Life and Responsible Lending in total, subject to regulatory approval, it announced today. The acquisition builds on Royal London's existing...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed tighter benefits rules in the Autumn Statement today, which will reduce the number of people on state benefits, and introduce mandatory work placement. Under the rules, if a...

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is “keen to learn” about how group income protection (GIP) and wider workplace health support can be included in its occupational health (OH) measures. It...

The Conservative government is still considering if it will cut taxes or provide any other support for employers and employees who take out private medical insurance (PMI) or group risk policies through...