ELHTs: tax issues employers need to know about
A new type of employee benefit trust — the employee life and health trust (ELHT) — was created recently after amendments to the Income Tax…
- By: Rebecca Hughes
- June 1, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:26
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Video: Campbell’s talks about new health programs
What’s cooking for employees at Campbell Company of Canada? A lot, according to Fanny Karolev, Campbell’s manager of health and wellness, who we caught on…
- By: Staff
- June 1, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:43
Non-traditional approaches that get more bang for benefits bucks
Many of today’s employees work in an environment where companies fight to hire the best. In its February 2010 review of hiring trends, HRinfodesk.com (a…
- By: Esther Huberman
- May 30, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:33
Generic drug pricing not paying off for private plans
A great deal of the potential that has been touted about the impact of lower generic drug prices on the private sector has yet to…
- May 27, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 07:44
Attraction and retention in Canada’s oil patch
In 2009, there were almost 58,000 oil patch jobs in Alberta. Analysts say if oil prices continue to rise, there would be about 102,000 jobs…
- By: Liz Brown
- May 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 08:32
The healthcare system needs an overhaul
Canadians are paying into one of the world’s most expensive healthcare systems but aren’t getting full value for that investment, according to a new report…
- By: By Neil Faba
- May 25, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:41
U.S. health costs increasing
Healthcare costs south of the border are scheduled to further increase in 2012, and that jump will be met by increased deductibles for employees, according…
- By: Staff
- May 19, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:14
Plan sponsors not utilizing cost-containment strategies
READER POLL: Do you have mandatory generic drug substitution in your plan? Vote now. Canadian organizations are considering innovative strategies as a means to better…
- By: Staff
- May 19, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:09
Less talk, more action: managing drug costs
Ever-increasing prescription drug prices have generated much discussion about how best to control these escalating costs. However, the results of a recent Aon Hewitt Rapid…
- By: Tim Clarke
- May 18, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:13
Long-term health spending to triple by 2050: OECD
Long-term care spending in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries is set to double, or even triple, by 2050, led by aging…
- By: Staff
- May 18, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:25
Sun Life launches Wellness Institute
Sun Life Financial has announced the launch of the new Sun Life Wellness Institute, which will act as a health and wellness knowledge exchange for…
- By: Staff
- May 16, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:42
Healthcare costs a concern, but not out of control
In any discussion about healthcare in Canada, there are some basic assumptions, health policy analyst Michael Rachlis told a group of members of the International…
- By: Jennifer Campbell
- May 16, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:21
Canada not getting bang for healthcare buck
Canada’s health spending per capita is the fourth-highest of 17 countries assessed in The Conference Board recent study looking at whether or not countries get…
- By: Staff
- May 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:35
Variety and compromise is the future of benefits
Today’s workforce is made up of four different generations—gen X, gen Y, boomers and traditionalists—but that is only one aspect of workforce diversity. Family units…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- May 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:24
More companies must take steps to curb drug plan costs
Canadian companies should ask some tough questions and take a closer look at the way their employee drug plans are being managed or risk further…
- By: Staff
- May 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:42
Desjardins launches new healthcare platform
Desjardins Financial has launched a new healthcare platform. The Health is Cool 360º platform will give eligible group insurance plan members 24/7 access to the…
- By: Staff
- May 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:44
Best practices make perfect
Why worry about details? You are just being overcautious. That has never happened in the 20 years I have been administering the plan, and I…
- By: Bill Luedey
- May 10, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:04
Sun Life launching new app
Sun Life Financial plans to offer a free mobile application for group benefits and group retirement and savings plan members. Submitting benefit claims and saving…
- By: Vikram Barhat
- May 10, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:12
Applying the DB-DC plan model to group benefits
Traditional group benefits programs are facing unsustainable cost pressures; healthcare costs alone are expected to double in the next five years, based on information included…
- By: By Michael Trowell
- May 4, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:59
SSQ launches its mobile application
SSQ Financial Group has announced the launch of a new mobile application: SSQ Mobile Services. With the free application, users can submit a group insurance claim using…
- By: Staff
- May 4, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:10
Weighing in on drug reform
Over the past year, there has been a lot of movement from most of the provinces on drug pricing reforms. Last week at the two-day…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- May 2, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:45
Summit notes: The impact of drug pricing
Over the past year, there has been a lot of movement from most of the provinces on drug pricing reforms. Today at the two-day Benefits…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- April 28, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:42
The communication factor of culture
Do cultural biases have an impact on the decisions your employees make about their retirement savings and benefits? “Of course,” says Chad Lewis, founder of…
- By: April Scott-Clarke
- April 27, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:38
When the drug price isn’t right
It’s no secret that drug costs comprise the largest portion of an employer’s group benefits plan expenditures, but what goes into these costs? That was…
- By: Alyssa Hodder
- April 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:43
The rise of HCSAs
If you were designing the ideal benefit, you’d probably want it to appeal to employees, offer plan sponsor funding and be tax-effective, flexible and easy…
- By: Art Babcock
- April 26, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:37