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Bahrain

Bahrain National Insurance Life Assurance (bnl) Launches ‘bnl Mental Wellbeing’ Program for Its Corporate Clients. bnlife, March 15, 2022.

Bahrain National Insurance, in cooperation with Family Matters Counselling Center, has launched a 4-week virtual program, the bnl Mental Wellbeing program for employees of corporate clients. The program will help employees navigate daily stresses and provide the support of professional therapists and coaches. The program is designed to help employees of corporate clients achieve intellectual, physical, and mental development, by adopting positive thinking and developing life skills.

Canada

Dialogue Health Technologies and Sun Life Expand Partnership to Include EAP and iCBT. Press Release, February 9, 2022.

Sun Life Group benefits customers will now have access to an Employee Assistance Program and internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy. These services will be available on the Lumino Health VirtualCare platform. Members will have 24/7 virtual access to Dialogue’s EAP services. The support provided will include Stress & Wellness services, Work & Career services, Legal & Financial services, and Family and Relationship services.

 

Ghana

Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), Hollard Introduce 'Asomdwee' ... to Provide Security for Businesses. AllAfrica, January 7, 2022.

The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and Hollard Ghana, an insurance group, have introduced 'Asomdwee', a new product for micro, small, and medium -sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana to provide security for their businesses. It offers three tailor-made insurance packs, namely bronze, silver, and gold, depending on the size and nature of the business, with premiums ranging from GH¢360, GH¢910, and GH¢2,310 respectively.

India

Mahindra Lifespaces Offers Group Health Insurance for Homebuyers. Insurance News Magazine, February 9, 2022.

Mahindra Lifespaces has launched a group health insurance plan which will initially be available to homebuyers in the company's newly launched value housing project in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Mahindra Happiest Kalyan 2 buyers will be provided with a health insurance cover between ₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh. The plan will cover hospitalization expenses, 30 and 60 days of pre-and post-hospitalization expenses respectively, daycare treatments, and ambulance charges.

Kenya

Healthech Platform M-Tiba, Jubilee Health Insurance Partner on Kenyan Market. African News Bulletin, March 28. 2022.

The Group Micro Cover product is an affordable, tailor-made comprehensive cover designed for groups with a minimum of 10 principal members. The cover is designed for groups with a minimum of 10 principal members.

Malaysia

AXA Launches eMedic Plus Insurance Package with Enhanced Benefits to Offer Peace Of Mind. Malay Mail, March 17, 2022.

eMedic Plus is a stand-alone online medical card that provides medical coverage and daily hospitalization allowance for Malaysians and foreigners. The issue age is 15 days to 55 years. The online application is made easy and user friendly to ensure the process is much faster. One feature is the auto increase of annual limit.

United Kingdom

Bupa Relaunches GP Services to Support The Return To Work. Press release, March 29, 2022.

The GP service for businesses service, offering face-to-face and remote GP appointments to support employee health, has been relaunched. The GP services now also includes the Menopause Plan and earwax removal, with more services added in the future.

United States

Employee Navigator & Reliance Standard Announce Partnership. Business Wire, March 15, 2022.

The partnership provides opportunities for small and medium sized business owners to offer employees Reliance Standard benefits plans and help simplify the enrolment and administration process. The benefit plans include life, disability, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident coverages.

United States

MetLife Pet Insurance Introduces Mypets Rewards Program with Lifebalance. Press release, March 14, 2022.

MetLife has launched a new rewards discount network for employees and health plan members to provide pet parents access to discounts and offers on pet care essentials. Eligible pet parents will be able to redeem available discounts and offers across a wide range of pet care categories (e.g., pet sitter, monthly pet supply subscriptions).

United States

Voya Launches New Digital Guidance Tool to Help American Workers Optimize Their Health and Wealth Benefits Selections. Yahoo Finance, March 9, 2022.

Voya’s myHealth&Wealth tool offers personalized benefits guidance to help employees optimize their household spending across health insurance benefits, emergency savings, and retirement. It helps provide individuals with a personalized action plan.

United States

Wellthy Partners with New York Life Group Benefit Solutions. Coverager, February 1, 2022.

Digital care concierge platform Wellthy announced a partnership with New York Life Group Benefit Solutions. Through the partnership, the Group Benefit Solutions business and Wellthy will collaborate to offer their shared clients a timelier and coordinated access to much-needed caregiving services and support.

United States

Sun Life U.S. Launches Benefits Explorer, a Digital Benefits Counselor Experience Designed with Consumers in Mind. PR Newswire, February 24, 2022.

Benefits Explorer has been designed specifically with the employee experience in mind and has been customized to the employee’s full benefits portfolio. There is access to live benefit counselors via chat, phone, or video.