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Plan design: a strategic consideration

Plan design: a strategic consideration

Plan design as an important strategic plan management tool is back in business. The focus on plan design has been given a big boost by…

  • January 10, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 14:37
Court denies Nortel employees’ appeal

Court denies Nortel employees’ appeal

Judge Karen Weiler of the Court of Appeal of Ontario has denied a leave to appeal motion brought by the Dissenting Nortel Disabled Employees in…

  • By: Staff
  • January 10, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 12:37
B.C. medical plan premium increases take effect Jan. 1

B.C. medical plan premium increases take effect Jan. 1

Plans sponsors and members in British Columbia are reminded of the BC Medical Services Plan premium increases that will come into effect in a couple…

  • By: Staff
  • December 20, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 11:08

Generic drug re-pricing: your savings checklist

Last November, Hewitt surveyed 133 Canadian employers about their views on existing tools and techniques for controlling drug benefit plan costs, as well as on…

  • By: Tim Clarke
  • December 17, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 12:01
NAV Canada wins member communication award

NAV Canada wins member communication award

NAV Canada has had a pension plan communications strategy in place since 2000. But a growing realization from the pension team that members were not…

  • By: Neil Faba
  • December 14, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00
Are we overstating post-employment drug plan liabilities?

Are we overstating post-employment drug plan liabilities?

I don’t claim to be an actuary, but how can a simple formula provide an appropriate valuation of a company’s drug plan liability for dynamic…

  • December 13, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00
The health wealth balance: Roundtable coverage

The health wealth balance: Roundtable coverage

Given the past 18 months, it’s no surprise healthcare budgets haven’t increased. Employers are struggling to figure out how to stretch their limited resources to…

  • By: Leigh Doyle
  • December 5, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 11:47
Why focus on generics?

Why focus on generics?

Why is there a focus on generic drug reform? asked Barbara Martinez, a principal with Mercer, speaking on December 1 during a Mercer webinar entitled…

Health and the employer in the 21st century

Health and the employer in the 21st century

Employers must rethink their healthcare priorities for the 21st century, focusing on prevention programs that will reduce the cost associated with critical illnesses, according to…

Cogsdale self-insured and saved

Cogsdale self-insured and saved

More than six years ago, the HR team at Cogsdale Corp. noticed that its employees’ health and benefits claims were less than the premiums being…

  • By: Leigh Doyle
  • November 18, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00

Strong benefits plans help keep employees in Atlantic Canada

Benefits consulting in Atlantic Canada is like standing on a rock-bound cliff in the face of a nor’easter: you know rough and risky times are…

  • By: Russ Oehmen
  • November 18, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00
Trio Benefits is helping municipalities down east attract new talent

Trio Benefits is helping municipalities down east attract new talent

In Newfoundland and Labrador, about 40% of the 280 municipalities offer healthcare benefits to their employees, and only 20% offer any type of retirement or…

  • By: Leigh Doyle
  • November 18, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00

The cost also rises

Keeping group benefits costs to a minimum is a challenge for all employers. But according to a survey by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit…

The case for flexibility

The case for flexibility

As the Canadian economy sluggishly moves past the recent recession, employers will have to quickly pull their heads out of the sand when it comes…

Flex Ability: Longo’s stretches its benefits offerings

Is flex for our company? Does it work better than the traditional one-size-fits-all approach? Many plan sponsors have mulled over these questions for the last…

  • By: Bill Brown
  • November 9, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00
Canadian public drug plans rank poorly among OECD countries

Canadian public drug plans rank poorly among OECD countries

Canada ranks among the top 10 of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries for money spent on health (measured by both GDP per capita…

  • By: Staff
  • November 2, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00
Benefits plan management for small employers

Benefits plan management for small employers

Every day, according to Statistics Canada, 14.5 million people go to work at a small or medium-size place of employment. It is no wonder these…

Surviving stress

Surviving stress

Employees who have remained on the payroll after the most recent economic downturn may be feeling the stress of decreased resources and increased burdens. Some…

Balancing group health benefits and costs out west – Report from Western Canada

Aging demographics. The economic boom. The financial meltdown. The economic recovery. Spiralling healthcare costs. Government off-loading. All of the buzzwords of the last five years…

Benefits for small businesses is a must

Benefits for small businesses is a must

For business owners looking to attract and retain top talent, providing group insurance has become a critical business investment. A survey of Canadians, done by…

Work collectively to drive regulatory change

Work collectively to drive regulatory change

Legislative changes over the past year have affected the landscape in which Canadian benefits plan sponsors operate. A presentation to delegates at the CPBI Western…

  • By: Neil Faba
  • November 1, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00

2010 Who’s Who in Workplace Health Awards – Employee Engagement Award

How does a company judge its own success? If Razor Suleman had his way, the first question any employer would ask is, How happy are…

  • By: Staff
  • November 1, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00
How to capture and keep diverse talent

How to capture and keep diverse talent

We all know the workforce is changing. Today it’s the most culturally and generationally diverse than any other time in history. It’s also the oldest,…

De-risking your benefits program

A benefits program is an investment and as with all investments there are inherent risks. Risk that the expected return will not materialize. Risk that what…

The retention factor of voluntary benefits

The retention factor of voluntary benefits

Adding these benefits won’t cost you anything, but will carry value with employees. Payroll budgets may be more robust than they were a year ago,…