Wellbeing & Mental Health

Mental health services received a record 4.3 million referrals in 2021, according to analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The analysis of NHS Digital data revealed there were 3.3 million referrals...

Insurer YuLife has entered into a strategic partnership with sleep tracker app Sleep Cycle. Through the partnership YuLife will use Sleep Cycle's solutions for monitoring and improving sleep health in order to...

Aviva has reported soaring demand for long Covid support from its income protection (IP) intervention and rehabilitation services. Long Covid support overtook cancer and musculoskeletal conditions to become the second most common...

Willis Towers Watson has become the latest global consultancy firm to withdraw from Russia. In a statement released yesterday, the global advisory, broking and solutions company said it will withdraw from all...

Swiss Re has entered into a global partnershipwith health and wellbeing app Dacadoo. The agreement will allow users of Swiss Re's MyWellLife solution, which helps users attain health goals with guidance, support,...

Unum is offering all employees with female reproductive organs free access to Bupa's menopause plan as part of its reproductive health policy. The plan includes 45 minutes with an experienced menopause trained...

The number of firms implementing menopause support policies has almost doubled since September, according to digital health platform Peppy. Peppy's data showed that 38% of firms it quizzed in January had put...

There is a real opportunity for the insurance sector to be a force for change and help women work in the industry, according to Stephanie Dillon, founder of Inclusivity Partners. Dillion was...

Global insurance broker Hub International has acquired the assets of US employee benefits agency Western Assurance Corp. An independent agency based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Western Assurance provides insurance solutions, including commercial...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased by 131,000, according to official data. Office for National Statistics data covering...