plan member education – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:43:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 OMERS launching new resources guide to support members’ retirement security https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/retirement/omers-launching-new-resources-guide-to-support-members-retirement-security/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161551 The Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System recently launched a new hub on its member website dedicated to retirement income sources. The new webpage is designed to support the OMERS’ members on their retirement savings and planning journey, emphasizing the importance of a secure and stable income foundation in retirement. This includes interactive tools to illustrate the […]

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]]> New technologies, industry partnerships stemming the tide of benefits fraud https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-are-new-technologies-industry-partnerships-helping-to-prevent-benefits-fraud/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:56:36 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=161061 In 2016, the Toronto Transit Commission sued its insurer for allegedly not having appropriate benefits fraud controls in place to detect unusual trends or patterns. The lawsuit was settled three years later. In the meantime, 10 people, including nine TTC employees, were convicted in relation to the scheme and more than 250 TTC staff resigned […]

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]]> Why the OTIP brought on a pharmacist as a consultant for its disability claims team https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/why-the-otip-brought-on-a-pharmacist-as-a-consultant-for-its-disability-claims-team/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:58:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135318 The Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan has added a lead pharmacy consultant to its group life and disability claims team to assist in managing both early intervention and ongoing disability claims. The role, which was introduced in June 2021, creates a collaborative relationship between the pharmacist and the disability management team, providing further support for plan […]

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]]> How employers can help track down Ontario’s 175,000 missing pension plan members https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/pension-communication/how-employers-can-help-track-down-ontarios-175000-missing-pension-plan-members/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 13:00:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135308 Ontario-based pension plan sponsors can help reduce the number of missing plan members by examining their communications strategies and maintaining best practices in record keeping and data management, says Caroline Blouin, executive vice-president of pensions at the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario. “As an employer, there is an opportunity to provide some education and […]

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