The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the UK government to ease access to health and protection insurance by including these in the scope of the two consultations announced in the 2023 Spring Budget in March this year.
Health and protection insurance offer an "effective route" to occupational heath and should not be overlooked, the association stated within the Closing the evidence gap: how insurance supported good health and productivity report, published today (15 June). According to the ABI's research, nearly nine in 10 (86%) people who accessed insurer-provided vocational rehabilitation were successfully supported to stay in work or return to work following an absence. Overall, 64% of people were supported to stay in work or return to work following access to vocational rehabilitation services, ...
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