Technology allows new markets and alleviates risk With its investment in technology in April 2012, Canadian Western Trust (CWT) has opened up a new market: high net worth clients. “We discovered a few years ago that if we wanted to get into that market, we were going to have to make an investment in technology,” […]
Technology may get the numbers and information out faster, but providers need controls in place to prevent data leakage.
By the end of 2013, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth, and by 2017, there will be nearly 1.4 mobile devices per capita. If these stats—taken from Cisco’s data traffic projections—are uninspiring, consider the bottom line: if you don’t get in the game, someone else will.
How group insurers prefer to communicate with employees, clients and plan members
Recall back in April when a Twitter hoax claimed President Obama was injured in an explosion at the White House. The report caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to plummet 150 points within about three minutes, erasing $136 billion in market value. Although the tweet that read “Breaking: Two explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured” appeared to be a news alert from the Associated Press, it was immediately confirmed to be fake.
TELUS Health Solutions and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada have brought their eClaims service to Atlantic Canada.
Standard Life has launched a new website offering information on pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) and its Quebec counterpart, voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs).
Benefits Canada chatted with Amber (Mac) MacArthur—a consultant, television host and journalist specializing in technology and social media—about how employers can make the most of social media.
Benefits Canada’s sixth annual Survey of CAP Members held some surprising results, especially around newer communication channels such as social media and mobile apps.
People don’t consciously control a lot of their behaviour. For plan sponsors, this is frustrating, because getting employees engaged in benefits and retirement plans is all about behaviour change.