Legal & General Group Protection has added three new support services to its Be Well. Get Better. Be Supported. outcomes focused wellbeing framework, available at no extra cost to all existing and new Group Income Protection (GIP) customers.
Insured employees and their families will now benefit from access to second medical opinion, nurse support and medical concierge services, all provided by global health company Medigo.
Today’s announcement completes a series of enhancements to Legal & General’s GIP product, designed to further strengthen its Be Well. Get Better. Be Supported. wellbeing framework, with employee wellbeing as the driver of these changes.
In recent months, Legal & General announced: the addition of a neurodiversity pathway, bringing specialist support to neurodiverse employees who are long-term absent due to mental health issues; and a range of on-demand services added to their GIP Virtual Clinic, for clients and their immediate families, including online physiotherapy, long-term general health and wellbeing tools and resources, and a new partnership with Spectrum.Life, which evolves the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) concept and complements it with a range of wellbeing services focused on ‘whole person’ support.
Medigo’s services, which have been in place as part of Legal & General’s Critical Illness Cover since 2020, now bring to GIP customers and their families a second medical opinion, medical concierge and a nurse support service.
James Walker, head of product and proposition at Legal & General Group Protection, said: “When illness strikes, the emotional uncertainty can have a profound impact.
“Practical and emotional support needs can easily become overlooked, unnecessarily impeding recovery through undue worry.
“Along with all the recent enhancements to our Be Well. Get Better. Be Supported. wellbeing framework, this latest addition complements the financial support at the core of our insurance product.
“Taken together, the goal is to empower individuals to make informed decisions and ensure they receive the most suitable whole person (physical, emotional, financial and social) support; ultimately, providing invaluable peace of mind and improving outcomes.”
