Workplace injuries and how Zurich can help
- 693,000 workers sustained a non-fatal workplace injury during 2019/2020
- 38.8 million working days are lost each year at a cost to UK PLC of £16.2Billion
- Early rehabilitation increases the likelihood of full or optimal recovery.
Rehabilitation is a key tool in managing claims from individuals who have sustained an injury in the workplace. Zurich customers who have experienced an injury at work have access to rehabilitation services as part of their employee liability policy with Zurich. We frequently see people with injuries sustained at work to their head, neck, limb, hand, any part of the body.
Our General Insurance Rehabilitation Team works with businesses where their employees have had an accident at work, by providing a rehabilitation programme to assist and support injured people and restoring their pre-injury function. We offer support, medical expertise and treatments that includes physiotherapy, psychological, occupational therapy diagnostic and surgical solutions.
The team helps to:
- Early access to medical expertise and treatment reduces absence levels, leads to a quicker recovery and return to work for employees
- Helps manage the claim and ensure correct treatment is put in place
- Can enable the employee to remain at work and still receive treatment
- An early return to work will reduce the financial strain for the injured party which can reduce claims
- Helps businesses demonstrate a proactive approach to employee’s welfare and a commitment to their wellbeing
- Rehabilitation can help manage a claim and mitigate losses as a faster recovery enables quicker settlement
- Less exaggeration of symptoms and reduction in the average number of days lost.
- Rehabilitation demonstrates a pro-active approach to risk management
One customer who actively uses the service has saved 10,654 working days, which is 2,131 weeks.
If you’d like to know more visit us here or email us mmc@uk.zurich.com
