World Mental Health Day: What does it mean for health insurers?

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Alex Perry, CEO of Bupa Insurance UK, offers three examples of how mental health cover has broadened

World Mental Health Day has become a key date in our calendars, with organisations and individuals doing their bit to raise awareness for mental health conditions, and the people affected by them, on 10 October each year.  This year Bupa is encouraging the industry to acknowledge World Mental Health Day and the work that still needs to be done to bring mental health provision in line with that of physical health. So how can we ensure that we're truly meeting the needs of our customers? In the age of social media and always-on working culture, employers face an increasingly challenging...

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