Mental Health & Wellbeing 360: Protecting mental health post pandemic

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Speakers throughout the Mental Health & Wellbeing 360 conference highlight the role of insurers and protection in a post-Covid landscape

Interest in protection products has increased since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has highlighted both the fragility of life as we know it and the need for mental health support networks in the workplace. "Our figures suggest between 15-20% more people have considered taking out protection products due to Covid-19," Tom Conner, director at Drewberry, said during a panel discussion at the COVER Mental Health & Wellbeing 360 conference last week. As we ease back into a more "normal" way of life, Roy McLoughlin, associate director at Cavendish Ware, expects to see employers t...

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