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MetLife : two out of five unemployed 50 to 60 year olds blame disability
More than two out of five 50 to 60-year-olds who are out of work blame disability or illness for their inability to find a...
Moorhouse recruits 10 to launch Moorlife
Welsh broker Moorhouse has launched Moorlife to provide its general insurance clients with easy access to life insurance products.
The new subsidiary, which has been...
One billion man hours lost to sickies across Europe each year
Across Europe, more than 120 million sick days a year are actually taken for personal reasons rather than for an illness according to Aon...
Travel insurance : Britons are better covered while abroad than during the rest of the year
As the holiday season approaches and Britons rush to get travel insurance to cover them while abroad, the protection provider Friends Provident is urging...
Swine flu activity is decreasing across the UK
Most indicators show that flu activity is continuing to decrease across the UK. Some caution must be exercised, however, as the indicators may be...
Flexible benefits programme could help employees better manage their time off from work
As Britain staggers its way through Christmas party season, 10% of UK workers admit to taking a ‘sickie’ or being hungover on their last...
Public health significance of H1N1 virus mutation detected in Norway
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed World Health Organization of a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses. The viruses were isolated from...
H1N1 may cost the UK economy £72 billions
A severe H1N1 flu pandemic could cost the UK economy 72 billion pounds, scientists said on Friday, but advised against closing schools even if...
Only 5% of pregnant women had agreed to be vaccinated against swine flu
Several newspapers have reported that pregnant women and other vulnerable people are refusing to have the swine flu vaccine. The Times reported that a...
UK swine flu cases are falling for the first time since August
UK swine flu cases have fallen for the first time since August, down to 64,000 new infections in the past week. It is thought...
Critical illness cover : all you need to know
What is Critical illness cover ?
Critical illness cover (CIC) is a long-term insurance policy designed to pay a lump sum on the diagnosis of...
Get prepared for the second wave: lessons from current outbreaks
Monitoring of outbreaks from different parts of the world provides sufficient information to make some tentative conclusions about how the influenza pandemic might evolve...
Aviva’s back-up service to be expanded to health insurance
Aviva today announced that their award winning Back-Up service is now available to its individual and small group private health insurance customers. This decision...
Pandemic (H1N1) – Recommended use of antivirals
The World Health Organisation is today issuing guidelines for the use of antivirals in the management of patients infected with the H1N1 pandemic virus.
The...
Ireland: Lack of exercise and poor diets lead to weight problems and health issues for half the population
According to research carried out by Hibernian Aviva Health, 48% of people in Ireland are overweight or dangerously overweight and almost a quarter of...
Good underlying growth in difficult market conditions for Bupa
Bupa Group, the private health insurance and health care services provider sets out below its unaudited results for the six months to 30 June...
Swine flu – Safety of pandemic vaccines
Some media reports that have expressed concern about the safety of vaccines for pandemic influenza. The public needs to be reassured that regurelatory procedures...
British parents worry about children’s financial future
Millions of British children could be left in poverty as parents fail to provide financial protection for their children if they were to pass...
40% of claims over past year was for accident & sickness
A MASSIVE 40 per cent* of payment protection insurance claims over the past 12 months have been for accident and sickness, according to independent...
Longer working hours affect employees’ health
The development of the UK’s long hours culture could be putting employees’ health at risk, says Aviva Risk Management Solutions (ARMS), the new name...
