Category: Press releases

There is now a greater emphasis on encouraging people to take more responsibility for their own health and wellbeing, with access to preventative care, screening, and monitoring health. As part of this drive, insurers are increasingly keen to offer access to a Second Medical Opinion – as a further way to give people more control… Continue reading →

RedArc Nurses, who offer support for employees and individuals in times of bereavement, illness disability and trauma, warns that not dealing with childhood bereavement can have long-term consequences. More than 100 children are bereaved of a parent every single day in the UK*, many more will deal with the loss of a brother, sister, relative… Continue reading →

Insurers may be better able to offer added-value services if they tailor the added value within their insurance products to the needs of their target audience, says RedArc. Insurance designed to protect people and their families in the event of life’s challenges can provide more than just financial protection, a fact that many providers have… Continue reading →

Insurers and employers should use World Suicide Prevention Day to ask themselves if they are doing enough, according to RedArc Nurses, who have seen a rise in the number of people with thoughts of suicide referred to their service. As almost every individual has a touch point with at least one insurance provider or an… Continue reading →

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – September 2018  There are 10,000* survivors of childhood cancer aged 24 and under living in the UK at present, and RedArc believes that insurers are well placed to offer ongoing support to their families. Whilst good psychological support is available for children and teens suffering from cancer via the NHS,… Continue reading →

As the UK health system has become progressively more fragmented and complex over the years, today’s patients are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate their way around the NHS when they need to and therefore potentially missing out on everything that could be available to them. RedArc also believes that trying to dovetail NHS provision… Continue reading →

August is National Road Victim Month   Five people die every day on UK roads and around 60 people are seriously injured according to road safety charity Brake, and RedArc believes insurers could be the key in providing victims and their families with emotional support after an accident. Emotional support lacking In RedArc’s experience, those… Continue reading →

New protection challenger, Guardian, has selected RedArc to provide a dedicated nurse support service to its customers. The contract with RedArc will initially last three years and forms part of Guardian’s HALO service. HALO is Guardian’s personal approach to claims support. At point of claim, Guardian’s team will listen to each claimant’s concerns, identify the… Continue reading →

“Notification of a poor mental health score via a mental health technology platform without appropriate clinical intervention in place could cause more distress,” warns Christine Husbands, managing director of RedArc, further enforcing the need for strong clinical human support to supplement technological solutions. RedArc believes that employers, employees, insurers and the wider mental health community… Continue reading →

Our much-overworked NHS does not have the resources available to offer mass support for the bereaved, but insurers are in a prime position to step up and provide this instead, says RedArc during Dying Matters Week (14 – 20 May 2018).  In difficult times, many families may be in touch with their insurers anyway –… Continue reading →