Keyword: employee benefits

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Sun Life to make US$975-million acquisition

Sun Life Financial has agreed to acquire Assurant's employee benefits business for US$975 million.

  • By: Staff
  • September 9, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 17:36
What’s keeping employers up at night?

It’s 11:00 p.m. and you’ve survived another day of back-to-back meetings, endless emails, gridlock traffic, making dinner and getting the kids off to bed. Your head hits the pillow as you turn out the light, but your mind is still at the office, assessing the day’s events and speculating what tomorrow might hold in store. This is an all-too-familiar scenario that many of us encounter routinely.

  • August 26, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:49
Sun Life to buy Assurant unit: Report

Sun Life Financial is in discussion to purchase Assurant’s employee benefits division, reports Bloomberg News.

  • By: Staff
  • August 25, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 15:41
Lawsuit accuses Walmart of denying benefits to same-sex spouses

A Massachusetts woman has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Walmart of wrongly denying employee benefits for same-sex spouses.

Marsh & McLennan Agency buys Vézina

Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) has acquired Vézina, an independent insurance brokerage firm in Montreal, Quebec for an undisclosed amount.

  • By: Staff
  • July 7, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:13
What’s the value of an EFAP?

Canadian employers face difficulty evaluating the impact of employee and family assistance programs (EFAPs) and many are unsure of how they advance their overall organizational objectives, finds a survey.

  • By: Staff
  • June 10, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 12:00
Employers underestimate the prevalence of chronic disease

Plan sponsors miscalculate how many of their employees have chronic diseases, which suggests they may also underestimate these diseases’ impact over time.

How big data can influence health

The rise of big data means information is coming into organizations in greater volume, variety and velocity than ever before.

GSC introduces rewards for good health behaviour

Canadians will now be rewarded for good health behaviour through Green Shield Canada's (GSC) Change4Life health portal.

  • By: Staff
  • May 26, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 10:39
5 elements of an effective incentive plan

It’s easy to forget that when you’re interviewing potential employees, they’re also assessing you, reports Profit.

  • By: Staff
  • May 5, 2015 September 13, 2019
  • 11:56