Group Benefits

Recently we discovered that a large employer was allowing employees on non-medical leaves of absence (i.e. sabbaticals) the opportunity to maintain benefits while on leave by paying for the benefits […]

It’s a good time to look at the trends and issues in employee benefits for 2019 and to uncover what we can expect in the year to come.

At any given point in time an individual may have charitable intentions. Taking the time to ensure your charitable gifts are aligned to your larger financial planning objectives while monitored

The most common customer service questions we address are: “Is this covered?” and “Why wasn’t this covered?”

These are the most commonly asked questions with answers about covering dependents on your group benefits health plan at work.

Most employee group benefit plans include Life insurance coverage. The coverage is normally in place as long as there is an active plan and the employee is eligible and enrolled.

Insurance regulations allow for auto insurers to be second payor where an employee benefits plan is in place.

A standard benefit in the healthcare portion of most group benefits plans is the emergency out of country coverage (OCC). The point of OCC is to cover the cost of

Although it differs from one employee group to another, there are definite common claiming patterns among ASSOCIUM Benefits clients, and the general population. Knowing those patterns and taking steps to

Electronic employee benefits booklets will be forwarded to employers, as well, they will be made available online.

As of April 1, private plans will, once again, be first payor for drug claims currently submitted to OHIP+. OHIP+ will no longer be a factor to private employee benefit plans.

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