Wellbeing & Mental Health

Advisers have been urged to talk about mental health early on in conversations with clients as research indicates a reluctance among customers to disclose their conditions to insurers. The call comes from...

Maxis Global Benefits Network, the international employee benefits joint venture between MetLife and Axa Maxis GBN, has appointed Paul Lewis as global head of business development. Lewis succeeds Ricardo Almeida who has...

Employers are more concerned about the physical health of their older workers than their mental health, according to research from group risk industry body Grid. According to research conducted for the trade...

Leading employer groups have called on the government to nominate a menopause ambassador to work on behalf of women experiencing menopause. They also want larger employers to put in place workplace awareness,...

Suicide was the main cause of death for life insurance claims among males in their 20s and 30s, according to data from Aviva released as men's health month Movember draws to a...

The Openwork Partnership has announced further support for staff who need help after miscarriage or who are facing menopause symptoms. The financial advice and investment network said it was adapting its offices...

The number of people referred to psychological therapies through the NHS in England during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic fell by 230,000. According to the latest figures from the NHS,...

Employers are focusing their wellbeing programmes on supporting staff digital wellbeing, particularly around mental health issues. Organisations are also using wellbeing to drive culture within their workforces, according to research from Mercer...

More than a third of employees have continued working despite being ill during the pandemic, with younger people even more likely to do so. Encouragingly there was a drop in self-reported presenteeism...

Having sufficient protection for unexpected healthcare costs and seeking financial advice appear to substantially boost mental health, according to research from HSBC. The bank’s study also revealed other strong correlations between financial,...