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Employees want more comprehensive benefits coverage: survey

lbailey — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 14:05:37 +0000

Canadian employees want more comprehensive coverage under their benefits plans, according to a survey by the Conference Board of Canada and Telus Health. The survey, which polled more than 1,500 Canadian workers, found a majority (82 per cent) of respondents want basic dental services (such as preventative and minor restorative) covered by their benefits plans, […]

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What health benefits top wish list for Canadian plan members, sponsors?

lbailey — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:00:52 +0000

Plan sponsors and plan members have diverging opinions on where benefits dollars are best spent, according to the 2021 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. The survey found that plan sponsors and members are less aligned on the value of many benefits than they were a year ago. Indeed, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, […]

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Health benefits claims paid out to support mental health rose 24% in 2020: CLHIA

Jennifer Paterson — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:00:53 +0000

Canadian insurers paid out more than $97 billion in benefits from life and health insurance products in 2020, according to the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association’s annual fact book. The period, which included the first nine months of the coronavirus pandemic, included $420 million paid out for psychology-related claims to support mental health, up 24 […]

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Ontario optometrists’ services withdrawal may cause ‘trickle-down effect’ for benefits plans: consultant

bwolfe — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:00:14 +0000

While the withdrawal of provincially-insured eye services by Ontario optometrists is unlikely to have a direct impact on benefits plans, it could cause a “trickle-down effect,” according to Kim Siddall, vice-president of enterprise consulting for the west at People Corporation. “Given that under Ontario law, insurers can’t cover the cost of the eye exams which were […]

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Uber Canada sharing details of self-directed benefits fund for gig workers

mdunne — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:00:29 +0000

Uber Technologies Inc. is revealing more details of a labour model it’s pitching to Canadian provinces and territories, a model that’s drawn opposition from some worker groups. The Flexible Work+ model the San Francisco-based tech giant has pushed since March asks provinces and territories to force Uber and other app-based companies to create a self-directed […]

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Ontario court certifying Uber class action over employee classification

mdunne — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:00:05 +0000

Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., which advances a fight to get some of the platform’s Canadian couriers and drivers recognized as employees. The class action was certified by Judge Justin Paul Perell in a decision released late Thursday afternoon and stems from a court filing made […]

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Focusing on vision care benefits in year two of the pandemic

lbailey — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:00:22 +0000

It’s easy for employers to focus less on table-stakes benefits offerings like vision care when there’s the the coronavirus pandemic to contend with. But, experts argue, as Canada and the world enters the second year of this crisis now is the perfect time for employers to take a second look at their vision care benefits […]

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Health-care payouts by insurers plummeted $4.8BN due to pandemic: report

mschmit — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:30:55 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic led to a sharp decrease in people visiting health professionals and filing claims, resulting in an estimated savings of $4.8 billion for Canadian private insurers between March 15 and June 15, according to a new report by insurance comparison platform Hellosafe.ca. The report, which used historic data sourced from the Canadian Life and Health […]

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Pension benefits continue to lead growth in Canadian insurance industry: CLHIA

mschmit — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:00:22 +0000

Canadians received a record $103 billion in benefits from life and health insurers last year, up 60 per cent from a decade earlier, according to the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association’s annual fact book. The benefits include $53.3 billion in pension annuity payments, $38.1 billion in health benefits for prescription drugs and supplementary health […]

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Sounding Board: Is it time to update vision care benefits plan design?

mschmit — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 05:00:22 +0000

For many Canadians, quality vision is an ability taken for granted until we experience impairment. Whether it’s a prescription change, eye strain from our increasingly screen-centric work environments or a disease that gradually damages sight, the ability to access vision care when it’s required considerably enables our ability to perform on a daily basis. Vision loss and vision […]

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