Recently, an article offering financial advice encouraged people with employee benefit plan coverage to use as much of their benefits as possible, prior to the end of the year. The… read more →
When insurance carriers provide Employee Group Benefits to employers, a key element is in the word group. In order to provide affordable plans, insurers take advantage of economies of scale.… read more →
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has begun rotating strikes. This can cause a disruption in mail service and delay payments for services, claims submission and payment. Why pay by electronic… read more →
Enrolling new employees is often a simple process but can have complications. As a Plan Administrator, the goal is to ensure that new hires are enrolled in a timely and… read more →
Recently, we’ve been seeing a trend towards employees wanting to decline Long Term Disability (LTD) coverage when the plan is an employee-paid design. Current economic conditions, and rising insurance costs… read more →
It seems that, drug costs and strategies for cost containment are dominant topics as a subject for an employee benefits newsletter. We recently published an update of an article, and… read more →
Awareness of mental health issues has increased significantly over the past few years. The effects of trauma on military personnel and first responders such as police have been in the… read more →
Recent changes to Ontario’s minimum wage may have an effect on the coverage amounts provided to plan members under group benefit programs and the premiums that are due to the… read more →
What is OHIP+? On January 1, 2018, Ontario Health Insurance Plan+ (OHIP+) begins. More that 4,400 eligible prescription drug products will be covered by OHIP+ at no cost for children… read more →
The pharmaceutical industry has made significant strides in developing specialty drugs to combat numerous disease states more effectively than ever before. Many of the drugs that have been developed over… read more →