Virtual health-care platform Dialogue is acquiring DXA Inc., a triage, medical charting and diagnosis technology company. DXA’s artificial intelligence-powered platform, which replicates how an emergency room doctor thinks, has been added to Dialogue’s platform. It can be used in doctor-patient interactions ranging from primary to chronic and specialized care. Read: New virtual health-care program aims to save employee […]
Buck is introducing a new online platform for its plan sponsors to help manage their human resources operations. The web and online-based platform aims to aggregate a plan sponsor’s health, wealth and career programs. It offers employers access to custom dashboards and model scenarios so they can see how well their programs are performing. “The HR industry is […]
In 2018, there have been over 250,000 unique English articles focused on ESG issues across 8,000 companies according to data from TruValue Labs. But how does public sentiment influence the market pricing of firms’ sustainability activities? Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim explores the relationship between public sentiment and how markets value corporate sustainability activities […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is partnering with the Creative Destruction Lab to deepen its knowledge of cutting-edge technologies. Founded by Ajay Agrawal, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the CDL is a seed-stage investment program, connecting science-based business ideas with investors. “This is a unique partnership,” said Sonia Sennik, […]
The numbers in the Toronto Transit Commission’s benefits fraud investigation are staggering — 725 total cases, 220 dismissals, 120 arbitrations, 10 employees charged and more than $3 million in exposure. “All this stuff is still ongoing. The insurance company hasn’t cut us a cheque yet,” Mark Russell, staff sergeant, investigative services at the TTC, told attendees at […]
Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of global institutional investors expect new technologies to reshape the industry by 2025, according to a new survey by Fidelity Investments Inc. The survey, which polled more than 900 institutional investors in 25 countries, found 80 per cent of respondents expect blockchain and related technologies to fundamentally change the industry, while 62 per cent […]
How do the following sound as headlines for the cover of Benefits Canada? Are they likely to make the cut any time soon? • “My boss is 89” • “Remember when we went to the doctor’s office?” • “On-the-job diagnosis” • “Machines don’t need benefits” • “Artificial benefits” • “Shareholders elect first AI CEO (actuary’s […]
Great-West Life Assurance Co. has made three appointments to its executive team. Karrina Dusablon has joined the company as vice-president of national accounts for its plan sponsor services division. Issa Guindo has been appointed assistant vice-president of group customer data and analytics. And Derrick March has been named vice-president of business development for the group customer practice, […]
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