MetLife UK has teamed up with YuLife to launch a new Group Income Protection plan aimed at addressing the rising challenge of workplace absenteeism in the UK.
The collaboration provides employees with wellness resources and incentives, accessible through the YuLife app, to promote daily mental and physical well-being activities. This initiative focuses on enhancing employee health to reduce absenteeism.
The plan complements MetLife’s current offerings, including early intervention tools, clinical rehabilitation, and absence management. By providing support to maintain well-being, MetLife and YuLife aim to create a healthier and more productive workforce.
Workplace absenteeism has surged post-COVID, with nearly 2.5 mn adults of working age on long-term sick leave. This partnership seeks to address this trend and redefine standards for Group Income Protection.
A notable 87% of YuLife users report improved well-being due to these tools, promoting sustained health and productivity.
The plan incentivizes employees from day one to manage their health, enhancing productivity and reducing sickness-related absences.
At MetLife, we remain committed to our unwavering focus on meeting customer needs and service excellence by driving innovation. More than ever it’s crucial that insurance policies are accessible and engaging. We also recognise that the need for protecting more customers has never been greater, so it’s a particularly exciting time to partner with YuLife to expand our offering, and ultimately, support more customers with a comprehensive wellness offering.
Dominic Grinstead, MetLife UK’s CEO
“Together, we’re delivering a valued business tool aimed at productivity and minimizing long-term absence risk,” Dominic Grinstead says. “This offering transcends a typical wellness app by leading a digital shift in insurance,” he continued.
By gamifying wellness, it brings immediate benefits to the employee package, working preemptively to prevent absence and claims while advancing the insurance ecosystem with pre-early intervention.
MetLife is ideally positioned to support YuLife’s ongoing growth and development as we continue to deliver insurance policies that not only proactively incentivise health and well-being, but are grounded in exceptional service and delivery
Sammy Rubin, YuLife’s CEO and Founder
“Healthy habits drive early prevention. By integrating YuLife’s gamified technology with MetLife’s intervention services, we help employees take proactive steps for better health, setting new standards in Group Income Protection by prioritizing prevention, early intervention, and rehabilitation,” Sammy Rubin stated.
