Price Forbes Singapore has appointed Ms Cassaundra Tan as director of employee benefits. In her new role, she will lead the development and expansion of the employee benefits division in Singapore and across international markets.
Multinationals can better address employee health concerns if they fully understand and consider the needs of all of their employees. A new report recommends that employers offer a tailored approach to health and wellness benefits that incorporates factors such as industry, culture and gender.
In Japan companies are taking a wide range of initiatives related to health and productivity management to keep their employees healthy and enhance their work performance.
The global cost of employer-sponsored medical cover plans is expected to rise sharply in 2024 amid continuing economic volatility. Aon's 2024 Global Medical Trend Rates Report has forecast that the global average medical trend rate for 2024 could be 10.1%, up from 9.2% in 2023 and the highest rate since 2015.
A new survey has revealed that while global workers do feel a sense of belonging at their workplaces, most are uncomfortable sharing all aspects of their identities.
Around 98% of India's senior citizen population remains without health insurance according to a new survey by Indian InsurTech Plum.
Employees are now expecting comprehensive benefits packages catering to their holistic wellbeing, including group health insurance, wellness initiatives, and tax-saving benefits that extend to their families.
The IRDAI has issued guidelines on the remuneration of directors and key managerial persons of insurers.
As most businesses resume normal working arrangements this year, the majority of SMEs in Hong Kong expect more employees to work solely in their place of business (63%) as compared to 2022 (51%), according to research commissioned by QBE Hong Kong.
Over 21,000 poor women in Indian state of Gujarat have been enrolled in one of the world's first insurance plans for extreme heat launched by Arsht-Rock Foundation Resilience Center in partnership with microinsurance startup Blue Marble and a trade union.