A group of non-unionized retirees—including some former executives—have filed a lawsuit against Labatt, claiming the company broke a promise to provide almost unlimited health benefits.…
The June issue of Benefits Canada includes a list of 30 organizations cited as having Canada’s best pension and benefit plans, based on employee feedback.…
Sun Life has completed the acquisition of Genworth Financial’s U.S. employee benefits group. That follows approval by all required regulatory authorities in the United States…
The only way to know something is to ask. And Canadian employees have spoken as to which employers rank among Canada’s 30 Best Pension and…
The introduction of new drugs and the increase of patient use will most certainly add to the health costs faced by plan sponsors. Canadians owe…
Drug legislation in the provinces will change the way plan sponsors and plan members think about cost controls. Recent drug legislation introduced in both Quebec…
Plan sponsors will have a break from high-cost trends within their drug plans. The key is to use the time wisely to keep costs down…
Employers are looking to the future but still have to contend with an aging workforce and their benefits needs. Large-type fonts, special website sections and…
Today’s 30-year-olds value their health benefit plans now—and in the future. A majority of today’s 30-year-olds may live in the moment, but they’re looking to…
There’s a growing controversy over the coverage of very high cost drugs used to treat cancer and other catastrophic diseases in Canada. Most recently, Cancer…
Manulife has unveiled new group insurance to offer lump-sum benefits to plan members and their families diagnosed with a critical illness. “For employers, offering critical…
With an ageing workforce and the rising costs of healthcare, is the possibility of a prefunded healthcare benefit a viable one? As of March, Bell…
Great-West Lifeco’s U.S. subsidiary plans to buy a stake in a Montana-based third-party administrator of employee health plans. It will acquire an 80% interest in…
What has become transparent as a result of The Transparent Drug System for Patients Act (TDSPA)is employers’ immediate need for collective purchasing power in the…
Employees rate dental plans quite high on their benefit scale. Employers should take note and look for ways to contain costs. April is National Oral…
In the competitive group insurance market, third-party administrators are positioning themselves to enhance services for employers and increase their own market share. Consolidation and economies…
Bell Canada plans to eliminate supplemental health benefits for future retirees over the next decade. Starting in 2012, new retirees over the age of 55…
The increase in healthcare cost trends is stabilizing, according to a survey by ACS/Buck. The rise in the trend has stayed relatively flat for the…
The majority of Canadian employers are missing an opportunity when it comes to vaccine coverage policies. There appears to be a lack of strategy or…
Towers Perrin has acquired Chicago-based ISR, an employee research and consulting firm. “The union of Towers Perrin and ISR will greatly energize our research and…
An Owen Sound, Ontario dentist’s practice will be monitored for three years after submitting false/misleading billings and claims to insurers seeking reimbursement of about $300,000.…
Sun Life Financial is buying Genworth Financial’s U.S. group benefits business for US$650 million. The business provides group life, disability, medical stop loss and dental…
Recent changes to solvency requirements for municipal pension plans in Nova Scotia are significant, says Terri Troy, CEO of the Halifax Regional Municipality Pension Plan.…
It’s not surprising for Sylvain Carrier to hear that one of his plan members is in Mexico with her spine bent so severely that the…
LIPITOR IS THE TOP-SELLING DRUG IN THE WORLD, ACCORDING to the Canadian Medical Association, with 9.8 million prescriptions last year in Canada. And at a…