Clive Waller ponders the necessity of claims statistics if insurers are to be taken seriously.

Over four in five employers (82%) now pro-actively record, monitor and manage absence, according to Group Risk Development (GRiD).

As part of a series of offers to mark its 10th birthday, from 22 April Bright Grey will offer customers a year's free critical illness cover when they apply for life cover under its personal protection menu.

Workplace health initiatives, specifically for mental health, should be treated as part of a firms operational risk profile not as separate a health issue, according to behavioural psychologists.

Globality Health has launched an international health insurance plan for individuals, YouGenio® World.

The care and support bill will "almost certainly" include a compulsion to offer independent financial information and advice for long term care (LTC) needs, Partnership has said.

Homeopathy through the NHS costs between £4m and £12m a year and is a waste of taxpayers' money, according to retiring scientific adviser to the government Professor Sir John Beddington.

I once had a bet with a press officer that I could get the term "viatical settlement" into a press release. I did have some insider information and won my bet. I wish I could have lost a similar bet on this article.

There are concerns that bowel cancer patients may have their access to vital drugs cut off in January 2014 when the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is due to come to an end.

Consumers will not stand for over complex life insurance anymore, according to Beagle Street.