Ellipse, the digital group risk insurer, has made key changes to its approach to individual assessments with 73% of individuals accepted without the need for further medical information.
Group Risk Development (GRiD) has appointed Lee Lovett as the new elected chair.
Canada Life has announced that its Early Intervention Service (EIS) has seen 47% of referrals result in a return to work.
Friends Life has launched the first employer funded group cancer workplace benefit in the UK.
GPs in Sheffield are the first in the country to be able to refer patients to the Fit for Work (FfW) service, COVER's sister title WSB has exclusively revealed.
The impact of Ebola, the general election and private GPs are all likely to be felt in 2015, Jelf Employee benefits has predicted.
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.
Legal & General (L&G) has revealed it will restructure its protection and life and pension businesses following the retirement of L&G Assurance Society chief executive John Pollock.
Back, muscle and joint pains are being blamed on commuting by 19% of commuters, a study from Bupa has found.
More than a third of employees say the benefits they are offered at work in addition to salary and holiday entitlements increased their loyalty to their employer, according to research from MetLife Employee Benefits.