Novus Health is partnering with iA Financial Group to provide employers with health and wellness tools for their plan members. “For many Canadians, health literacy remains a challenge: it can be overwhelming to navigate Canada’s complex health-care systems and understand their options,” said Novus Health in a press release. “What’s more, when searching online for answers to […]
The iA Financial Group is integrating its group savings and retirement plans into its mobile app. The added functionality aims to allow plan members to track their retirement savings and investment returns, including their progress on the path to retirement and whether or not their investment portfolio is still a good fit. Read: iA Financial rolls out new […]
Software company Thrive Savings Inc. is launching a financial wellness app for employers to help their employees with their savings goals. The app, which is available on Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store in Canada, generates a unique code for each organization that’s then passed along to employees. Members then create an account and customize […]
The Canadian Group Insurance Brokers is partnering with Vancouver-based ConnectsUs HR to provide its members with online human resources programs for its members’ clients. Members of the broker-focused group benefits association can choose from two different programs to help clients manage human resources and legal issues. “What we offer through CGIB membership is two programs called Love your Clients or […]
Luge Capital, a venture capital fund backed by the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, has completed a round of financing worth $75 million in order to begin its operations. The fund, which focuses on early-stage financial technology companies and artificial intelligence solutions applied to the financial services sector, first announced last fall that it had […]
Green Shield Canada and Morneau Shepell Inc. are both making web-based cognitive behavioural therapy available to plan sponsors and members. Green Shield Canada’s service, provided by MindBeacon Software Inc., will be available Aug. 1. It allows plan members aged 16 and over with a mental illness unlimited access to an online therapist for up to 12 weeks […]
Some organizations are unique. Their employees are genuinely excited to be at work and an undercurrent of energy and vitality permeates the air. They’ve transformed the workplace into a compelling experience and built a thriving workforce. This kind of environment doesn’t come easily; it must be deliberately designed, intentionally built and carefully managed. In an age of […]
Key areas of focus for employers for 2018 include the themes of well-being, data, new rewards and technological advances, according to Deloitte’s latest annual report on human capital trends. With input from more than 300 Canadian business and human resources leaders, the report noted many employers are introducing programs around financial wellness, mental health, mindfulness, sleep, stress management, […]
iA Financial Group is rolling out its retirement website to all group and individual plan members. The website, which aims to help people prepare for retirement, includes financial and non-financial advice for the various stages of life and retirement, a toolbox to help people plan their retirement savings and a retirement preparation assessment questionnaire. Read: 2017 CAP […]
Sun Life Financial Inc. has received top marks from Forrester Research Inc. for the digital functionality of its life insurance business. The research and advisory firm evaluated the websites of seven of Canada’s life insurance companies. Sun Life received top scores in both digital functionality and user experience. It also achieved an overall score of 75 out of 100, compared […]