Ellipse has entered the group income protection (GIP) market with the launch of its InteractPlus product which includes an integrated absence management system.
Canada Life has revealed that almost half of its small scheme new business is being done online.
Friends Life has made two senior protection appointments including poaching Ageas' head of sales.
Workplace stress has reached a four-year high with British workers being the most stressed compared to colleagues in some of the world's biggest economies, a new report has found.
Businesses and government need to issue a "clear and consistent message from the top that work is good for you", the co-author of the Sickness Absence Review has said.
Businesses risk alienating their staff by not offering a compassionate approach to absence management, new research has found.
Employees are more likely to have been absent from work due to personal reasons than because of sickness, new research has revealed.
Stress and mental health have taken a back seat as UK bosses worry most about employee's work/life balance Group Risk Development (GRiD) has said.
The majority of employers agree with recommendations to introduce tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI), a survey has found.
Jelf Employee Benefits has predicted an upturn in group risk consultations in 2012.