Generali UK expands EAP to compete with standalone offerings

‘Embedded EAPs are not the poor relation’

Adam Saville
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Support services provided by LifeWorks will ‘challenge the traditionally long-held industry view’

Generali UK Employee Benefits has argued that its latest enhancements to its employee assistance programme (EAP) solution will dispel the industry notion that embedded EAPs within products, such as group risk or health insurance offerings, represent a poor imitation of standalone versions. Its group income protection (GIP) customers - and employees - get 24/7 access to work and life support services at no extra cost from LifeWorks via a single app. According to Generali, the EAP now provides opportunities for a more personalised wellbeing offering and for detailed reporting capabiliti...

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