• Is Blue Monday real?

    Is Blue Monday real?

    This article was published on Mon 14 Jan 2019. At the time of publishing, this article was true and accurate, however, over time this may have changed. Some links may no longer work. If you have any concerns about this please contact us

    Back in 2005, a simple press release* first identified the third Monday in January as the most depressing day of the year. It was ‘backed up’ by a scientific equation that looked at a basket of things: our levels of personal debt, how long we travel to work, the days since our New Year’s resolutions fell away, and so on.

    Based on this formula Monday 21 January 2019 is likely to be regarded as ‘the most depressing day’ of the year, or Blue Monday, as it has become known.

    Is it true? Well, it probably varies from person to person, but what it does remind us to do is to take stock and explore options should we have any health or money worries, and that can be a powerful thing to start a New Year.

    With money worries being one of the largest wellbeing challenges facing members of the Police family today, it can be tempting to opt for easy, quick-fix options when it comes to finance. Taking on further borrowing can lead to spiralling debt, difficulty in making repayments and vastly increasing stress levels.

    The stress of dealing with financial pressures does not just affect your personal life. It can affect your work, family life, health and relationships. We recognise that sharing your concerns with the people closest to you isn’t always an option.

    Taking positive steps to address things that are weighing upon our minds is always important and here at Police Mutual we have teamed up with PayPlan who are an independent, FREE, debt management company. If you are in serious financial difficulties they can offer free support to help you regain control of your finances.

    So if money troubles are something you are experiencing then why not use Blue Monday as a prompt to get some help and guidance.

    PayPlan is a trading name of Totemic Limited. Company No. 02789854. Totemic Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

    Police Mutual Assurance Society Limited, trading as Police Mutual, is an incorporated friendly society. Registered office: Alexandra House, Queen Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 6QS. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority

    * Cliff Arnall for Sky travel.  Find out more at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(date)

    Chris Morey

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  • Force Awards 2018

    Force Awards 2018

    This article was published on Tue 08 May 2018. At the time of publishing, this article was true and accurate, however, over time this may have changed. Some links may no longer work. If you have any concerns about this please contact us

    Innovation
    This award recognises the Force Authorised Officer who has helped raise awareness of our products and services in all kinds of special, unique and highly effective ways.
    Winner: Nick Wyer (Dorset Police)
    Runners-up: Martin Guest (Humberside Police), Neil Burns (Police Scotland)
    Raising awareness
    This award recognises the Force Authorised Officer who’s been magnificent at ‘spreading the word’! Helping us to get our improving lives story heard in their force and making sure we can access harder to reach groups.
    Winner: Kirsty Norman (Derbyshire Constabulary)
    Runners-up: Karen Todd (PSNI), Sarah Cook (Thames Valley Police)
    New membership (Smaller Forces)
    This award recognises increasing new membership by the largest amount.
    Winner: Gloucestershire Constabulary
    Runners-up: Bedfordshire Police, Cumbria Constabulary
    New membership (medium Forces)
    This award recognises increasing new membership by the largest amount.
    Winners: West Yorkshire Police
    Runners-up: MET Police Service, Police Scotland
    New membership (Larger Forces)
    This award recognises increasing new membership by the largest amount.
    Winners: West Yorkshire Police
    Runners-up: MET Police Service, Police Scotland
    Special recognition
    This award recognises the Force Authorised Officer who has gone the extra mile in creating excellent opportunities for Advocacy, Access and Awareness. Helping to effectively deliver the Police Mutual Improving Lives Story, this person has truly made a world of difference.
    Winner: Claire Batt (Ministry of Defence Police) and Mark Payne (West Midlands Police)

    Chris Morey

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  • The Police Mutual Group – making a difference to Police and Military lives

    The Police Mutual Group – making a difference to Police and Military lives

    This article was published on Thu 15 Mar 2018. At the time of publishing, this article was true and accurate, however, over time this may have changed. Some links may no longer work. If you have any concerns about this please contact us

    Improving the lives of our members and customers in the Police and Military families is at the heart of everything we do and, with no shareholders, it means our focus is firmly on the people who protect us.

    Take a look at our latest Group report which demonstrates our ongoing commitment to making a difference to the financial, physical, mental and community wellbeing of those who work in the Police and Military and their family members.

    Get the report

    Please note that this file is 8MB

    Chris Morey

  • Police Mutual – Our Privacy Promise

    Police Mutual – Our Privacy Promise

    This article was published on Thu 01 Mar 2018. At the time of publishing, this article was true and accurate, however, over time this may have changed. Some links may no longer work. If you have any concerns about this please contact us

    Everything we do is for the benefit of those we serve. This covers everything from our products and services to our wellbeing assistance programmes, free financial education talks, community sponsorship projects and even our prize draws and free giveaways.

    As you probably know, we like to keep in touch with our members. And we know that many of our members like to keep up-to-date with our latest exclusive offers and news.

    In a world where people and businesses share an increasing amount of information, we never take it for granted that our members place their trust in us.

    Data protection laws are changing this year

    From May 2018, new rules mean that we won’t be able to keep you up-to-date with all the great things that we do unless you give us specific permission to do so. Over the next few months, we’ll be getting in touch so we can continue sending you the updates you care about. This will give you the chance to tell us if you’re happy to hear from us via email, phone, letter or SMS (or all of these!).

    We also understand the importance of protecting all the personal details and information we hold for our members. That’s why we have pledged the below promises:

    1. We promise to be open and honest with you about how your data is used
    2. We promise never to sell your data
    3. We promise to make it easy for you to access and correct your data
    4. We promise only to contact you about the things we think will be of interest to you – if you’ve ever had enough, just tell us and we’ll stop
    5. We promise to have effective protection in place to keep your data safe and secure

    If you’d like to learn more about our Privacy Policy, just click here.

    Chris Morey