Figures from the group risk industry have welcomed the launch of the government's flagship Fit for Work service which provides a basic set of back-to-work services for employers to tackle absenteeism.

Jelf Employee Benefits has warned companies to prepare for the next phases of the implementation of Dubai's health insurance laws.

Patients who have major surgery are almost twice as likely to survive for two years as those who do not undergo surgery, according to analysis.

LV= has announced it will host nine seminars for advisers on how to boost income protection sales, around the UK.

Back-to-work schemes run by the Work Programme and Jobcentre plus are ineffective for those with mental health problems and an alternative is needed, the charity Mind has said.

The new bereavement support payment (BSP) will be be tax-free with a higher immediate payment, the draft Finance Bill clauses released by parliament have revealed.

VitalityHealth has responded to the Health and Social Care Information Centre's (HSCIC) report which revealed the high number of people taking prescription drugs on the NHS.

Ross Campbell writes about the challenges posed by increased diagnosis of Thyroid Cancer and the potential implications for critical illness (CI) policies.

The number of registered deaths in the UK in 2013 was 576,458, down 13% from the number in 1983, Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures for 2013 have revealed.

The average worker's income drops by £430 a week if they are only provided with statutory sick pay by their employer, research from LV= has found.