Manulife Financial Corp. is launching a medical marijuana program in partnership with Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. this fall. The program, which will be available for participating group benefits plans and individual plans in Canada, will involve specially trained pharmacists from Shoppers Drug Mart at a patient care centre based in Ontario. The pharmacists will be available to […]
Manulife Financial Corp. is partnering with Vitech Systems Group Inc. as a software provider and system integrator for its Canadian group benefits business. Vitech’s insurance administration product, V3, supports group health, dental and life insurance from quote through to claim. “Vitech and V3 will support our focus on providing customers and distribution partners with a […]
Manulife Financial Corp. is has announced a series of pilot projects aimed at improving health outcomes for group benefits plan members dealing with mental-health issues, chronic pain and musculoskeletal disorders. On Thursday, the insurer announced five pilot projects, some of which have already begun and some of which will it will launch in 2018, aimed […]
With Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa service and related devices to be available in Canada in December, Manulife Financial Corp. has developed a capability for the voice-activated digital assistant that will allow plan members to check the balances of their group benefits coverage. Starting in December, through any Alexa-enabled device, all plan members who have mobile service turned on […]
Michael Doughty, president and chief executive officer of Manulife Financial Corp.’s Canadian operations, will take on the role of chair of LL Global Inc.’s board of directors for 2018. He succeeds Rino D’Onofrio, president and chief executive officer of RBC Life Insurance Co., in the role. The LL Global board provides oversight and guidance to LIMRA and LOMA, two […]
For Manulife, building its benefits plan communication strategy was all about choice. Recognizing there are different ways employees prefer to access information, it rolled out a strategy that ensured a number of different communications options were available. This strategy helped Manulife earn the benefits plan communications award at Benefits Canada’s 2017 Workplace Benefits Awards in Toronto on Oct. 12. […]
Amid the growing focus on reconciliation, Manulife Financial Corp. has worked with the Ontario government and Indigenous groups to create a ceremonial medicine garden at its headquarters in Toronto. The garden was dedicated at a ceremony on Monday at the company’s offices at 200 Bloor St. E. The space will grow sage and sweetgrass to use […]
The ongoing benefits fraud case at the Toronto Transit Commission continues to unfold as the owner of an orthotics store had pleaded guilty in the case. According to the TTC, Adam Smith, the owner of Healthy Fit Inc., pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud over $5,000 this week. The court sentenced him to two […]
Members of group benefits plans provided by Manulife Financial Corp. will now be able to submit any type of claim online and through the insurer’s mobile app. Manulife is touting itself as Canada’s first insurer to allow plan members to submit all claims, including disability claims, through its digital channels. The Manulife mobile app also […]
Manulife Financial Corp. is making a number of structural and leadership changes, including the appointment of Michael Doughty as president and chief executive officer of the company’s Canadian business as of Oct. 1, 2017. Doughty has served as interim president and chief executive officer of Manulife’s U.S. business, John Hancock Financial Services Inc., since May. He […]