We aren’t just battling one pandemic – there’s been another one bubbling under the surface for a while now. One that essentially started the minute the global health crisis touched all corners of the globe and is doing damage to our health in a much different way. With our old day-to-day routines long gone, our… Continue reading Our Mental Health Is At Risk. Meaning Our Country’s Long-Term Resiliency Is As Well.
Snowbirds, business travelers, and Canadian adventurers of all sorts are well-versed in the importance of having insurance when traveling to the United States — but what about when traveling within Canada? It falls into a bit of a grey area because, like so many Canadians, they are under the impression that their provincial healthcare plan is… Continue reading Protect Your Blindside With Out Of Province Travel Insurance
The COVID-19 global health crisis changed everything. It changed the way we work, socialized, and lived our day-to-day lives. Everything we once glossed over and accepted as the standard has been forever altered. The pandemic forced us to adapt on the fly. It has also marked a change in behaviour with how employees take a… Continue reading How The Pandemic Is Shifting Employee Benefits
Every year, Canadians throw away 3 million tonnes of plastic waste. Plastic is everywhere, harming our environment, killing our wildlife, and surviving even the harshest conditions our planet can throw at it. Throughout all of this, the Government of Canada has stepped up and planned to reduce its carbon footprint and achieve zero plastic waste… Continue reading Digital Solutions Paint An Efficient And Environmentally Friendly Portrait Of The Insurance Ecosystem
It has been a very challenging and unprecedented time over these last few months, and everyone is trying to do their best to manage this new reality we were thrown into overnight. While many individuals and organizations as a whole were already seasoned and primed for what the remote working lifestyle entails, the first half… Continue reading The Lasting Impact On The Future Of Work – And How It Will Radically Shape Benefit Plans
After a three-month suspension where dentists in Ontario had to close their clinics due to the pandemic, they’ve finally been given the green light as of June 1st to reopen their offices and service the backlog of patients again – but not without a few gaping caveats. Due to the amount of people that come… Continue reading What Will Dental Claim Costs Look Like Post COVID?
Millions of Canadians haven’t left their homes in weeks. For many, the only outing is going to the grocery store, or stopping by a pharmacy to pick up their necessities. To adhere to the social distancing guidelines, many haven’t seen their families, their loved ones in nursing homes or their colleagues in person in months.… Continue reading Telehealth Can Revolutionize Our Healthcare System – And We Need It Now More Than Ever
We will all have to adjust to very divergent views on how to handle the new norms in a post-COVID world. We are entering the era of frugality, where a lot remains uncertain and we have just started to make the alterations to this new life. Our sense of normalcy and security has forever been… Continue reading How Employee Benefits Will Fit Into The Post-COVID World
These are truly unprecedented times. Every business, community and household has been forced to adapt in profoundly new ways to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as it sweeps through and alters how we interact with one another. Feeling stressed and nervous are understandable responses as we navigate through this current global health crisis. While it feels… Continue reading COVID-19: Evolving Benefit Plans To Meet Employees Where They Are
Why this is a big deal for maternity leaves Long-term disability coverage sometimes gets overlooked for its role in a benefits package, but this level of protection is a financial safety net for so many workers who really rely on this coverage to help them when they need it most. If long-term disability insurance largely… Continue reading Shifting Away From The Pre-Disability Reset
