Wellbeing & Mental Health

Employers have been told they should be focusing on the wellbeing of their staff if they want to ensure a productive workforce. Iyad Rahme, head of digital – HR at Chalhoub Group...

MetLife has launched directed clinical pathways for its group income protection schemes, where the insurer will be choosing which provider customers can use for treatment for some of the most commonly claimed...

Firms need to stop having “false negotiations” with staff and myth bust preconceptions about hybrid working, according to insurer Zurich. Speaking at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development annual conference Nadia...

Legal & General Group Protection has launched a Be Well helpline as part of its Be Well Hub for employers and intermediaries. The helpline provides HR and line managers with early intervention...

Mercer Marsh Benefits has appointed Chris Bailey as UK & Ireland region leader and managing director. Bailey (pictured) succeeds Tony Wood, who moves to the role of regional leader and managing director...

Extending suicide prevention training to client facing staff resulted in a life saving intervention for a fraud analyst at the Bank of Ireland (BoI), the lender revealed. Speaking on the first day...

Insurance and benefits marketplace Collective Benefits has received a US$10m investment from Prosus Ventures, the venture investing arm of Prosus. Collective Benefits offers insurance and benefits for independent workers across sectors. This...

US broker and risk management firm Risk Strategies has acquired employee benefits insurance agency Better Business Planning. Terms of the deal were not announced. Based in Itasca, Illinois, Better Business Planning specialises...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) saw it’s workplace benefits spend including healthcare and protection cover soar by almost £1m in the last year. In its annual report the regulator said its benefits...

Four in 10 Britons say they have no financial security if they were to find themselves unable to work due to illness, according to research by Cigna Europe. The survey also showed...