Employers need to do more to communicate their benefits

New research highlights that UK companies need to do more to communicate the value of employee benefits with only a quarter of companies making a point of updating staff on a regular basis.    The research*, from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the industry body for...

Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade

Liver cancer death rates have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, according to the latest calculations* by Cancer Research UK. New mortality data shows that there were around 5,700 deaths from liver cancer in 2017 in the...

Underwriting mental health issues

We republish an informative article in Cover Magazine where John Downes, underwriting & claims director for VitalityLife, investigates the challenges around underwriting those with a history of poor mental health. John Downes is underwriting & claims director...

Latest advocate magazine is now available to read online

advo’s latest online edition of advocate, where we keep you up to date with the latest advo news and take a closer look at some of the stand out issues over the last few months, is now available for you to read. In a packed edition we republish an article which first...

NHS staffing crisis putting cancer patients’ health at risk

A new survey of cancer patients suggests that their physical and mental health is being negatively impacted by current pressures on the NHS workforce. According to the survey, by Macmillan Cancer Support, nearly seven in ten (68%) people recently diagnosed with or...