Keyword: long-term disability

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LTD insurance required for federally regulated employers

The federal budget remained fairly silent on employer-provided benefits and healthcare provisions, but one quiet note in the document could play into future considerations for employers that self-insure their disability plans.

  • By: Tammy Burns
  • March 29, 2012 September 13, 2019
  • 18:14
Banyan, Sun Life launch absence management program

Banyan Work Health Solutions Inc. has announced a new program to help manage workplace absence. The program, part of Sun Life Financial’s absence and disability management group benefits, provides employers with access to an occupational claims management service.

  • By: Staff
  • December 14, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 10:03
Nortel: pension gains, benefits pains

The Ontario government has changed its mind and now intends to give ex-Nortel employees the choice to opt out of a windup plan for their pension and enlist private financial institutions to manage the pension fund. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan informed the group that the province plans to introduce legislative amendments that would give Nortel […]

  • By: Staff
  • January 4, 2011 September 13, 2019
  • 13:00

Although untracked absenteeism often strains benefits budgets, most employers don’t do much about it. But Leo LeBlanc, vice-president of HR and corporate affairs at Co-op Atlantic, discovered that getting a handle on absenteeism can bring the company significant savings. And one of the beauties of saving money on benefits is that there are more funds […]

  • By: Staff
  • November 1, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00
Manulife offers executive LTD

Manulife Financial has rolled out a new long-term disability program designed for executives and professionals. The Executive LTD program is available as a group benefit for high-income employees. “Employers across Canada have told us they need an enhanced and integrated benefit to provide their executives and professional staff with a higher level of long term […]

  • By: Staff
  • October 13, 2010 September 13, 2019
  • 00:00