Global insurance trends

Empathy Teams Up With MetLife on Leave Support Initiative

The latest news from the US market for you; Empathy, a leading technology company transforming how the world plans for and manages life’s toughest moments, and MetLife, a trusted provider of disability and leave management […]

News

Parento Closes on Seed II Funding Round

Some start-up news from Parento; Parento, the only provider of comprehensive paid parental leave (PPL) insurance with employee support services, has announced an oversubscribed Seed II funding round led by ResilienceVC. The round included participation […]

Opinion

Maybe Life-Happens Leave is Worth More Than a Pay Rise?

Here’s some new thinking on workplace rewards, as the demands of coping with life’s challenges mean that employees would really value extra leave at crucial times; Expectations around employee perks are shifting. While salary remains […]

Global insurance trends

Gigable Offers Paid Leave via Collective Benefits

Gigable, the first equitable gig economy marketplace for delivery has partnered with Europe’s leading insurance and benefits platform for the gig economy, Collective Benefits to extend its suite of independent worker benefits to include paid […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

US News: Arch Insurance Offers Short Term Family Leave Product

Arch Insurance has announced it is offering a combined short term disability (STD) and paid family leave (PFL) product to employers in Pennsylvania. This product, LeaveAssure™, provides partial income replacement for employees who are unable […]

Insurance Brokers

Thorny Issue of Lost Holidays Could Cause a HR Headache This Summer

As employees return to work, UK businesses are likely to face a backlog of annual leave requests that could cost thousands of pounds.  By collecting data and analysing the average monthly salary at a baseline […]

insurance marketing

Industry News; ABI Member Companies Now Publishing Parental Leave Info

The number of ABI members committed to publishing their parental leave and pay policies has today increased by over half since it launched its transparent parental leave and pay initiative in 2019. This second wave of signatories – which includes […]