Future of health

Medical inflation, healthcare access and the evolution of insurance, prevention and wellbeing is all impacting the way that leading reward and benefits directors are thinking about healthcare benefits. In this spotlight, REBA explores how the health insurance, group protection and health trust market is moving and its impact on reward and benefits.

Keep Britain Working review: What employers need to know

The Keep Britain Working review has two primary aims. First, to understand what more employers can do to tackle economic inactivity due to ill-health and disability, and second, what the government would need to do to encourage and support people living with ill-health and disabled people back into work. Drawing on expert opinions from across the reward and employee benefits landscape, REBA’s writer Sam Barrett, takes an in-depth look at the review and what it might mean for employers.

Kim Tolley, EMEA compensation and benefits manager at Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Group explains why containing health costs without compromising care is crucial. This case study is taken from the Benefits governance for employers: Navigating the evolving employer-funded health benefits landscape report, produced in partnership with Mercer Marsh Benefits.

Case studies

20 Jun 2025

10 things we’ve learned at the REBA Congress 2025

Prevention, digital tools, people risks were the key themes shining through at this year’s REBA Congress.

Members only

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19 Jun 2025

Health and Wellbeing Research 2025

The tenth annual Health and Wellbeing Research 2025, together with AXA Health, highlights how leading employers are evolving their wellbeing strategies - shifting their focus to prevention, investing in digital tools to improve access and speed of care, and exploring how wellbeing data can support wider people risk planning and future cost control.

REBA's research & guides

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19 Jun 2025

Briefing: Health and Wellbeing Research 2025

This REBA insights briefing to the Health and Wellbeing Research 2025, in partnership with AXA Health, reveals how prevention, digital health tools and data are reshaping workforce wellbeing.

REBA's research & guides

18 Jun 2025

How healthcare trusts can help to mitigate rising premiums

As medical costs continue to soar, healthcare trusts are looking increasingly like the wise choice for employers.

Members only

16 Jun 2025

Expert view: Appropriate benefits governance can help reduce the UK health gap

Mike Naulls, UK growth leader and senior principal at Mercer Marsh Benefits, details how smarter benefits will help prioritise health sustainability in his article from REBA’s Benefits governance for employers: Navigating the evolving employer-funded health benefits landscape report.

Interviews

12 Feb 2025

Expert view: Aligning health, risk, and ROI for a resilient multinational workforce

Ahead of REBA’s Future of Health Summit Richard Heron, chief medical officer and expert advisor work and health to the World Economic Forum, explores how businesses can align leadership priorities with effective, evidence-based multinational health strategies.

Interviews

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26 Mar 2025

Case study: How Ericsson got control of its multinational medical benefits

Inge Brabrand, global benefits specialist at Ericsson, sits down with REBA’s content director Jo Gallacher to discuss Ericsson’s journey to improve health, wellbeing and benefits.

Case studies

19 Feb 2025

Expert view: ABI's Mark Till on the role of employers, insurers and government on building healthier workforces

Mark Till, chief executive officer of Unum and chair of the Association of British Insurer’s (ABI) Health and Protection Committee, discusses the importance of partnership in broadening access to health and protection products and supporting a thriving workforce.

Interviews

Members only

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13 Mar 2025

Future of Health and Protection Research 2025

Following REBA’s Future of Health and Protection Summit 2025, this research finds that the next 18 months are likely to see considerable innovation in the health and protection market.

REBA's research & guides

10 Feb 2025

Aon Report: The Global Medical Trend Rates Report 2025

Aon’s 2025 Global Medical Trend Rates Report provides estimated medical trend rate forecasts for 112 countries and locations around the world.

Industry research & guides

Members only

29 Apr 2025

Benefits governance for employers: Navigating the evolving employer-funded health benefits landscape

REBA’s first report on the UK health gap, in partnership with Mercer Marsh Benefits, explores the importance of good benefits governance as the employer-funded health landscape continues to evolve.

REBA's research & guides

14 Mar 2025

Five things we learned at REBA’s Future of Health & Protection Summit

REBA’s Future of Health & Protection Summit offered stakeholders from across the reward and benefits industry the opportunity to share knowledge and make valuable contacts.

27 Mar 2024

How employers are mitigating the rising costs of employer-funded healthcare

Panellists from DHL, Heineken and Costain explain how they are addressing rising healthcare costs in their organisations

27 Mar 2024

Health and protection insights from REBA’s research reports

REBA’s library of bespoke research reports includes many insights into health and protection benefit trends. Maggie Williams summarises some key findings from the last 12 months.

On demand

Future benefits 2030 panel discussion: Adapting to evolving employee needs, with Zurich

Michele Haeusler, head of customer Experience and growth Zurich integrated benefits at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd, Isha Smith, global VP, total rewards for Soundcloud, Morag Lynagh, global future of work director at Unilever and Kate Whelan, global reward director at Dentsu speak at REBA’s Future Forum 2024.

Future of Health and Protection Research 2025

Keep Britain Working review: What employers need to know

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