Face to Face: Drug Plan Management Toronto
With the cost of health benefits projected to rise by another eight per cent in 2017, plan sponsors have yet another incentive to find ways…
- By: Brooke Smith
- December 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
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Debunking myths in drug plan management
There was a solid interactive element to Benefits Canada’s Face to Face Drug Plan Management Forum as participants took part in a live-polling session on…
- By: Brooke Smith
- December 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Prof calls for better accounting of productivity impact of drugs
With the cost of health care rising, employers would do well to consider the productivity impacts of illness on their business, participants at Benefits Canada’s…
- By: Brooke Smith
- December 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
AIMCo Invests in Pipelines
Fund takes over big stake in Howard Energy Partners.
- By: Staff
- December 22, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 07:34
Total health spending in Canada to reach $228B in 2016: report
This year, Canadian health spending will increase by 2.1 per cent, the Canadian Institute for Health Information predicts. The amount, which includes public, insurer and individual…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:35
Morneau Shepell acquires Montreal-based EAP provider
Morneau Shepell Ltd. has acquired Solareh, a national health and wellness services provider based in Montreal that offers employee assistance programs. The acquisition represents less…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:25
AIMCo to acquire stake in Texas-based energy company
The Alberta Investment Management Corp. has agreed to acquire a 28 per cent ownership stake in San Antonio, Texas-based Howard Energy Partners from EnLink Midstream…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:23
Newfoundland and Labrador to bring in new annual pension fees in 2017
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is introducing two new annual pension fees in 2017, one to be paid by pension plan administrators and another to…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:05
Ontario Teachers’ re-appoints chair and two directors to its board
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has re-appointed Bill Chinery and John Murray to its board for two-year terms commencing Jan. 1, 2017, as well as…
- By: Staff
- December 21, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:51
Have your say: Have you used all of your benefits for the year?
It’s that time of year again. Have you bought and wrapped your presents? Have you finished your holiday baking? And, most importantly, have you used up all…
- By: Staff
- December 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 10:20
Group benefits costs to spike 8% in 2017: Aon Hewitt
Medical costs for group benefits plans will jump eight per cent in 2017, Aon Hewitt predicts. The number includes a 1.9 per cent spike in the general…
- By: Sara Tatelman
- December 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Metrolinx staff come together through holiday carolling program at Union Station
As Toronto-area commuters dash through Union Station on their way to work or to finish off their Christmas shopping, employees of the agency that runs…
- By: Jann Lee
- December 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 09:00
Institutional investors switching to alternatives: survey
Nearly half (48 per cent) of institutional investors expect to shift their investments to alternatives from traditional hedge funds over the next three to five…
- By: Staff, Advisor.ca
- December 20, 2016 September 13, 2019
- 08:59
Ontario to do away with sick note requirement for short absences
Ontario will do away with sick note requirements for short absences as part of a larger effort to ease the administrative burden on doctors. The…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2024 April 24, 2024
- 15:00
Ontario court sides with IBM in pension benefits rectification case
An Ontario Superior Court ruling that allowed IBM Canada Ltd. to retrospectively rectify drafting errors that created unintended additional pension benefits for employees on disability…
- By: Julius Melnitzer
- April 24, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 09:00
Diabetes medications remain leading drug category for eligible claims in 2023: report
In 2023, diabetes medications remained the leading drug category for eligible private insurance claims for the second consecutive year, according to Telus Health’s annual drug…
- By: Staff
- April 24, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 09:00
WISE Trust returns 7.9% in 2023, net assets increase to $4 billion
The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
- 15:00
Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy
Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…
- By: George Athanassakos
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 09:00
Average funded ratio of Canadian DB pension plans up 7% in Q1 2024: report
The funded ratio of the average Canadian defined benefit pension plan, excluding the effect of asset smoothing, reached 124 per cent as at March 31,…
- By: Staff
- April 23, 2024 April 22, 2024
- 09:00