Health insurance is growing in popularity among workers overtaking life insurance and recapturing second spot in the 2016 Willis PMI Group Employee Benefits Index.
Almost half of UK employees whose colleagues have taken time off work due to stress think it's not real according to research from Westfield Health.
Some 7 out of 10 people with serious health problems were supported back to work by Unum after using the insurer's vocational rehabilitation service provided via a Group Income Protection plan.
Ellipse and employee benefit consultants Johnson Fleming are targeting auto-enrolment clients with the launch of a digital group risk quotation system.
High stress and a lack of physical activity are causing employees in the healthcare sector to lose nearly 27 days a year in lost productivity on average.
Excepted group life lump sum death benefit sums assured grew by 30.9% during 2015 according to Swiss Re's Group Watch 2016.
Unum has launched a 'Simplicity CI' policy through a limited number of intermediaries to reach out to employers who haven't engaged with the group CI market.
Legal & General has made changes to mental health support available through its group income protection policies.
Budget documents reveal the government is looking to clamp down on the range of benefits available under salary sacrifice arrangements.
Omnilife Insurance Company Limited has launched a registered group life master trust in conjunction with PTL.