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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information’s National Health Expenditure Trends report, private insurance and out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare in Canada reached an estimated…
Mental illness accounts for about 30% of disability claims at Western, making it an important issue in the school’s quest to provide a safe and…
Approaching retirement can be an emotional time for some employees. Add to that the prospect of reduced or even the total elimination of health benefits,…
The industry often focuses on improving employee engagement in company retirement plans and educating employees on saving for retirement. Less attention is given to the…
Public service and education retirees in Quebec now have access to supplemental prescription drug insurance offered by RAMQ with the additional health insurance plan 3997…
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada has announced it will take full ownership of Buffett & Company Worksite Wellness Inc. The two organizations have been…
Does your plan require prior authorization for specialty drugs? Take our poll and let us know. As the saying goes, “What goes up, must come…
The new generic drug pricing changes that have taken place across the country have created some evolving implications for plan sponsors. Not only have these…
The Canadian Diabetes Association and Diabetes Québec have released a report on the state of diabetes in Canada. The report, titled Diabetes: Canada at the…
Take the opportunity to spread the word about about your employee benefits today—it’s National Employee Benefits Day. April 4, 2011 marks the seventh annual celebration…
Generic drugs represent the only component of Canadian healthcare in which costs are decreasing. On March 29, more than 100 plan sponsors, group insurers and…
The U.S. subsidiary of Sun Life Financial is continuing its expansion and repositioning in a market that has undergone several upheavals in the last two…
The Canada Revenue Agency has introduced a new version of Form GST494. The form is based on the Excise Tax Act (ETA), the proposed amendments…
While most plan sponsors have emergency medical travel insurance as part of their group insurance plan not everyone is aware of what exclusions could deny…
Visa Canada and Great-West Life have teamed up to give Canadian plan members a simplified way to use their health benefits with a new benefits…