Kelsey Rolfe | April 3, 2020 Alexander Kurth is planning to apply for the new Canada Emergency Response Benefit once the application is available on Monday. But despite being a gig economy worker who wouldn’t be able...
Staff | April 3, 2020 Canada’s defined benefit plans have had a rough quarter. According to Aon’s median solvency ratio, DB plans fell to an average solvency of 89.1 per cent at the end of the...
Kelsey Rolfe | April 3, 2020 Walmart Canada has introduced a free virtual health-care platform for employees in response to the coronavirus. The service, through EQ Care, has been available to about 90,000 full, part time and temporary...
Jennifer Paterson | April 3, 2020 MindBeacon is launching a new digital mental-health program, called Stronger Minds, to support all Canadians through heightened stresses related to the coronavirus pandemic. “We, as an organization, have been very committed...
By Lloyd Lofton Do not sell insurance in person. It isn’t a suggestion; it’s the law – at least in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined many other governors across the U.S. in issuing...
A newly passed bill in Nova Scotia that restricts third-party trades in life insurance has unfairly limited policyholders’ options in unlocking the value of their policies, says one advocate. Kahan owns Ontario Life Line,...
Foundation commits $2 million in donation matching to support charities across Canada through CanadaHelps’ COVID-19 Cause Funds Toronto, ON (Apr. 2, 2020) – At a time when charities dedicated to supporting COVID-19 relief efforts...
Toronto, ON (Mar. 31, 2020) – As Canada and its health care system continue to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, Sun Life is taking action to help support Clients and Canadians in need of...
Martha Porado | April 2, 2020 With a world in turmoil, some of Canada’s public pension plans and investment managers are considering how they can use their economic clout to help. The British Columbia Investment Management Corp....
Martha Porado | April 2, 2020 It normal circumstances, pension plan members don’t respond well to being inundated with information about their plans. Typically, a deluge of content can turn off plan members, says Jillian Kennedy, leader...