Monthly Archive: June 2019

Manulife Bank launches new digital banking package

Manulife Bank announced on June 10 the launch of its new digital All-In Banking Package, which the bank says is aimed at helping Canadians develop better financial habits and improve their financial wellbeing. The...

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Virtual care aims to reduce cost of missing work

Are your clients fed up with wasting time in waiting rooms as they wait for a doctor? Well, virtual care is upon us. ENCON Group Inc, a leading managing general agent, has become the...

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Canadian employers misjudge the magnitude of chronic disease threat

Sanofi Canada has released the latest edition of the Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey, which shed light on threats that are underestimated by Canadian employers as well as changes in employees’ preferred menu of health...

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Universal pharmacare is within financial reach, finds CD Howe

The issue of universal pharmacare in Canada has resulted in extensive back-and-forth between advocates and opponents, with arguments and points raised based on numerous, often intertwined issues. One particularly thorny issue is that of...

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BC’s new biosimilar switching policy raises concerns

Late last month, the government of British Columbia announced a policy to switch from covering an array of biologic drugs to their lower-cost biosimilar equivalents. It was touted as a Canada-first move to get...

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Hub International Acquires Porchlight Financial

British Columbia-based full-service group retirement plan consulting firm Hub’s latest acquisition Chicago, IL (June 11, 2019) – Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced today that it has acquired Porchlight Financial....

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Sarnia Police Service & ASSI Open Collision Reporting Centre

Grand opening today – June 11 at 11am Toronto, ON (June 11, 2019) – The Sarnia Police Services Board has approved an Agreement with Accident Support Services International Ltd. (ASSI) on the implementation of...

Advisor fined $1.46 million

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) announced June 6 that Christopher Martin Alfred Lee has been sanctioned with a permanent ban and fined $1,463,400 plus costs of $13,100 for misconduct. A Hearing Panel...

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Ontario Launches New Insurance & Financial Services Regulator

New Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) will help reduce regulatory burden Toronto, ON (June 7, 2019) – The Government of Ontario has launched a new provincial regulator of financial services and pensions....