Canada Life rolls out employee mental wellbeing app

For group protection policyholders

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 1 min read

Canada Life has launched a new mental wellbeing app, myStrength, for all employees who have a protection policy with the provider through their workplace.

Around 2.8 million employees with group income protection, group life insurance and group critical illness will benefit from this new service, which Canada Life stated represents 5% of the UK's workforce. The service is also available to employees' immediate family members aged over 16 and future group protection policyholders. The app enables communication with a qualified wellbeing guide on a one-to-one basis to offer personalised tips and advice for free. Employees can access evidence-based activities, Canada Life said, which includes guided meditation, sleep improvement, and help ...

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