Over 75% of employers and 60% of GPs are not aware of the new Fit for Work service, research for Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits (Cigna UKHB) by YouGov has found.

Health Assured, part of Peninsula Business Services Group, has acquired Capita's employee assistance programme business, formerly called First Assist.

The gap between people's needs if they became critically ill or disabled and what they would have is €750bn across 13 European & Middle Eastern countries, a report from Swiss Re has found.

Private medical insurance (PMI) is the top health & protection product consumers in Western Europe would consider buying followed by critical illness (CI) cover, a survey has found.

Friends Life has placed its Fracture Cover addition for its life, critical illness and income protection products on LifeQuote's portal.

AXA PPP has revealed changes to its Amplify intermediary portal and opened its support and information services to all intermediaries.

Unum has launched a free online tool to provide businesses with an MOT-style review of their wellbeing strategy.

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Mark Sedgley and Ian Maude as non-executive directors.

Royal London has revealed that it paid out on 90% of Income Protection (IP) claims in 2014, with a total payout of over £3.2m.

LifeQuote has introduced a suite of short term income protection (STIP) policies to support their existing income protection (IP) panels.