October saw the publication of “Thriving at work: The Stevenson/Farmer review of mental health and employers”, which took a look at the role of the workplace in helping improve mental health in the UK.
Thriving at work: the role of GIP
Paul Avis
Paul Avis first joined Canada Life Group Insurance as a Sales and Marketing Director in 2009. He became Marketing Director in January 2013 in order to focus on proposition and market development initiatives. In an intermediated B2B marketing environment, the organisation is seen as a technical, thought leader in the complex arenas of employee health management and protection. Paul joined Canada Life from HR services organisation Ceridian, where he carried out the role of corporate development manager.
Insuring against long term sickness
Employers and employees experience considerable disruption during long-term sickness. For absent employees it can be a stressful and worrying time.
Disability models and a diverse workforce
The Medical, Charity and Social models of disability are all flawed in the employment context, particularly for getting the newly disabled back into the workplace.
Mental health in the mainstream
Making mental health mainstream could convince more people to seek help if they are struggling, but there cannot be positive change if there aren’t enough forms of support available to meet increasing demand.
Group Risk – A good annual report … but still work to do?
The group risk market, providing group life, group income protection and group critical illness is a real success story, covering more people than ever before as employers seek truly valuable differentiators in the war for talent.
Work and your waistline – Is your job making you overweight?
When it comes to the health and wellbeing of an employee, the employer is a key figure in ensuring they have the knowledge and tools available to keep healthy, both physically and mentally.
Paul Avis: Growing the group risk market
Paul Avis, Marketing Director at Canada Life Group Insurance explores the potential for growth in the group risk market
Paul Avis: Why employers need to identify presenteeism
Presenteeism is an ever growing issue in today’s modern workplace. How can Group Income Protection, Employee Assistance Programmes and Second Medical Opinion services help to shape the way we help our employees at work?
Paul Avis: State Bereavement Support and Charges
Paul Avis, Marketing Director at Canada Life, discusses the new Bereavement Support Payment system that will be launched in April 2017.
Paul Avis: Ever more need for protection
The first rule of insurance is to identify the need for it and as State benefits reduce, or charges for their administration increase, there is more need than ever before for Group Risk products.