Indispensable and beneficial for some but unnecessary and expensive for others, paramedical services are an integral part of most group insurance plans in Canada. So should plan sponsors, always keen to optimize plan cost management, be concerned about the rise in the use of paramedicals in recent years? According to data from the latest Sanofi […]
Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) has acquired Vézina, an independent insurance brokerage firm in Montreal, Quebec for an undisclosed amount.
The rise of big data means information is coming into organizations in greater volume, variety and velocity than ever before.
The Co-operators has purchased a majority interest in The Edge Benefits for an undisclosed amount.
How can access to more—and better—data improve employee benefits?
Manulife Financial has entered into an agreement to acquire the Canadian-based operations of Standard Life for about $4 billion in cash.
The Beneplan Co-operative has issued $1.3 million in patronage dividends to its policyholders, which are small and medium businesses with group benefits plans.
Governance is not just for pension plans—it's necessary for benefits plans, too.
Canadians insured under private drug plans have significantly better access to new medicines than those who are only covered under public plans, according to a new study from the Canadian Health Policy Institute (CHPI).
According to Eckler Group News, a federal Ways and Means motion was tabled in mid-October by Jim Flaherty, minister of finance, which will impact taxation treatment of an employer’s contributions to group sickness and accident insurance plans.