Keeping things sweet

As the credit crunch begins to bite, decision makers in British businesses are facing some tough choices. The outlook is bleak as economic growth is predicted to decline throughout the rest of 2008. Consumer confidence has been dropping for the last six months, food and energy costs are on the rise and the vast majority of businesses are seeing sales and profits take a nosedive. So what does this mean for intermediaries selling healthplans as an employee benefit? In the current economic climate, some businesses may question the place of these products, viewing them as an unnecessary fri...