Cassandra Williamson-Hopp | April 8, 2020 While physical well-being is vital during the coronavirus pandemic, the situation is raising multiple mental-health issues, including rising stress levels exacerbated by job uncertainty and social isolation. Looking at mental-health...
New SMA Blog by Karen Furtado, Partner, Strategy Meets Action — Through the countless discussions that have occurred this past two weeks with many insurers, there have been winning strategies that have shone through...
Yaelle Gang, the Canadian Investment Review | April 8, 2020 With companies finding themselves strapped for cash in the wake of the coronavirus, are plan sponsors scaling back on the company match in capital accumulation plans?...
For many businesses, the arrival of the coronavirus crisis has meant cancelling plans and shutting down operations. But for digital insurance agencies such as Canada Protection Plan, it has meant precisely the opposite. “Even...
Sun Life group benefits clients can now access an online administration solution for free, announced one leading platform provider for digital people management. Rise People has announced that it will offer its Rise Benefits...
Staff | April 7, 2020 The mental-health repercussions of the coronavirus could see global sales of psychiatric drugs increase to more than US$40 billion by 2025, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Global sales for...
Martha Porado | April 7, 2020 Financial hardship is hitting employers across Canada and they’re starting to make difficult choices around cost-cutting measures within their businesses. “Some plan sponsors may be considering changes to their plan...
Alyssa Hodder | April 7, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has hit us all hard, and pensions and benefits are no exception. The pandemic has implications for out-of-country emergency travel insurance, disability benefits and even day-to-day health-care claims,...
The Coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. We want to reassure our clients and brokers that we are still open...
Staff | April 6, 2020 The Public Sector Pension Investment Board is making a strategic investment in SitusAMC, which provides advisory, outsourcing, talent and technology solutions to both the commercial and residential real estate finance industries. The...