Fewer than a third (31 per cent) of employers anticipate making changes to their health benefits plan design over the next two years, according to…
Just 11 per cent of employees are completely satisfied with the coverage levels for all five of the major areas of their health benefits plan,…
At just 32 per cent, plan sponsors continue to underestimate the presence of chronic conditions among their employees, according to the 2017 Sanofi Canada health-care…
The percentage of employees who agree their organization’s corporate culture encourages health and wellness has dropped in the past five years to 53 per in…
While employers have made great strides in helping employees manage their stress, they still lag in developing formal psychological health and safety programs that improve…
While more than half (54 per cent) of employees prefer flexible benefits plans, they find making choices to be a challenge, according to the 2017…
Both plan sponsors and plan members are expressing an interest in personalized medicine that offers a targeted approach to prescribing based on patients’ genetic makeup,…
Manulife Financial Corp. president and chief executive officer Donald Guloien has announced a plan to retire as of Sept. 30. With the move to retire, Roy Gori, who…
With more older workers staying in the labour market, the challenge of accommodating chronic diseases will only grow, a researcher told Benefits Canada’s Chronic Disease at…
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. is investing in Calgary-based oil and gas company Ikkuma Resources Corp. through a $45-million financing deal. According to the agreement, AIMCo…
While 37 per cent of Canadian employees expect their workplace to focus more on employee health in the coming years, health and well-being ranked in the…
Alberta has published proposed amendments to the province’s employment standards code and labour relations code that would support family-friendly workplaces and bring the province’s standards…
Younger employees are more willing to reduce or eliminate a traditional health benefit to cover the cost of a wellness benefit compared to their older…
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on the Canada Life Assurance Co. after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who…
Environmental, social and governance standards have helped investors generate positive annualized returns, with environmental investments leading the pack globally, according to a new study from…
A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling 2.78 per cent of its stake in India-based supply chain and logistics operator Delhivery Ltd. The total…
The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according…
Even though it has been two years since the U.S. Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, hedge fund managers aren’t more likely to have…