Legal & General launches chief medical officer report

"What does it mean to actually fill that protection gap?"

Jaskeet Briah
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Legal & General (L&G) Retail has launched the first edition in a new quarterly series of chief medical officer (CMO) reports, designed for advisers as well as employers.

The series has been designed to help advisers to communicate with retail clients when placing business and to give them more information that will enable them to make recommendations, while also working as an educational piece for employers. Dr Tarun Gupta, CMO UK protection, L&G Retail, said: "It's time for the protection insurance industry to work together to help employers and individuals tackle the wellbeing challenges they face. "For employers, it is as much about workplace culture as it is about recruitment, retention, absence and engagement. For employees, it's about understand...

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