Welcome to our latest blog on the March 24th Benefits Breakfast Club session where our expert presenters addressed the burden of chronic disease, the prevention and management of chronic disease, and the potential for workplace health and wellbeing programs to prevent absence and disability. At this session we were fortunate to be joined by presenters:…
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On February 10, 2022 the Benefits Breakfast Club addressed risk mitigation challenges and solutions with the help of several industry experts from Normand Beaudry, myHSA, Equitable Life, and Ontario Blue Cross*. Presentations followed by break-out groups, led by presenters, discussed the risk challenges and solutions for small, mid-sized, and large group plans. With ongoing change…
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In our August 26th and November 25th Benefits Breakfast Club (BBC) sessions, our participants told us the same thing. With chronic diseases on the rise and new developments in specialty medications putting pressure on benefits costs, making better data available is critical to provide to advisors so they can guide plan sponsors to make more…
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Staying informed during the changing landscape is critical to implementing policies and practices that are on trend and based on sound legal and medical advice. At the September 29th Benefits Breakfast Club, Joel Smith, Partner at Williams HR Law and Dr. Arif Bhimji, Medical Director with arc Health Management clarified…
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Attendees at our ‘Moving Benefits Forward’ BBC lunchtime session participated in one of four breakout rooms focused on key issues and trends in the benefits space. It was a lot of planning and ‘dry runs’ to host four concurrent breakouts, but it was worth it! Almost all attendees who responded to our evaluation told us…
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Look out for the latest news in vision care in the June 2021 issue of Benefits and Pension Monitor, “Why Plan Sponsors Cannot Afford to Lose Sight”. Ibrahim Daibes (Director of Policy and Research, Canadian Association of Optometrists) and Denise Balch (President, Connex Health) discuss how the CAO’s ‘Don’t Lose Sight’ campaign to modernize group…
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If you are an advisor, chances are that most of your clients have a vision care benefit. You know that vision care is known as a dollars in/dollars out benefit, meaning that those who wear glasses typically claim the maximum plan benefit every 24 months. For some, purchasing new glasses is driven by prescription changes,…
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It’s been a while since our last blog – too long! Blog #8 was released near the peak of COVID-19, and it focused on changes to the coverage, delivery and utilization of group benefits. While we are still a long way from a post COVID-19 world we should all be thankful and proud as we…
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The developing COVID-19 situation has understandably generated significant media, much of which Canadians both need and want to know. There have been releases from the insurance and private healthcare industries too and maybe these should be receiving more press. The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and its members have been releasing communications throughout the…
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