Canada Life has launched its Early Intervention Services (EIS) for group income protection (GIP) clients.
EIS deals with the need to reduce long term absenteeism and help employees back to work through intervention in the earliest stage of absence. Assistance for insured employees is usually after four weeks continuous absence, but when dealing with specific work-related and/or mental health related disorders, the intervention can be provided after only two weeks absence.
The service provides the employer with specialist medical input, with the ultimate goal to agree a customised action plan for rehabilitation . Mike Newcombe, director of claims management services at Canada Life Group Income, said: "We are aware that the group income protection market is evolving with the introduction of specialist rehabilitation input and is increasingly being recognised as providing much more than a pure insurance policy."
EIS is available to larger employers that have an annual premium in excess of £300,000 pa and to employers who, in Canada Life's opinion, have poor or worsening claims experience.




