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Why do insurers pay high-cost drugs wrong?

Why do insurers continue to pay high-cost drugs incorrectly and as a result, push costs onto Ontario employers?

How ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾ and BBD are closing a crucial gap in the group benefits industry

Canadian Group Insurance Brokers (ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾) and Benefits by Design (BBD) have announced a partnership to help small and medium-sized employers address a critical issue in group health insurance.

ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾ PARTNERS WITH BBD ON CHIP PROGRAM

ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾ PARTNERS WITH BBD

The Canadian Group Insurance Brokers (ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾) has partnered with Benefits by Design (BBD) Inc., a People Corporation Company, to create a group benefits plan that solves the lack of group insurance solutions employers have faced for years. The ‘ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾ Catastrophic Hybrid Insurance Plan’ helps employers resolve the issue of rate volatility especially when high-cost drug claims ...

Group benefits association attracts increasingly diverse membership

The meetings of the ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾ are decidedly different these days. Like most other associations, ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾ members have turned to Zoom to meet - but its much more than that...

CRA - Employee or Self-employed?

It is important to decide whether a worker is an employee or a self-employed individual. Employment status directly affects a person's entitlement to employment insurance (EI) benefits under the Employment Insurance Act. It can also have an impact on how a worker is treated under other legislation such as the Canada Pension Plan and the Income Tax Act.

What’s the latest on benefits, retirement advisor fee disclosure?

When the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association rolled out its proposed compensation disclosure guideline in January 2018, it quickly inflamed tensions with group benefits and retirement advisors.

PPE COVERAGE UNDETERMINED

As things start to slowly return to a new normal, services such as massage, dental ,and other medical services are starting to open up. With this increased usage comes claims, says Dave Patriarche, president of Mainstay Insurance and founder of the Canadian Group Insurance Brokers (ÐßÐßÍøÕ¾).

Read the contracts you sell with care

Read the contracts you sell with care

Dwindling interest in classroom continuing education raises concerns

Dave Patriarche says he was shocked when he realized there are a number of financial advisors out there who simply have no desire to share how they reach their sales and personal financial goals.

Insurers advised to change LTD practices affecting small employers

An Ontario group benefits advisor is calling on Canadian insurers to change a long-term disability practice that adversely affects employees at small companies.