{"id":24544,"date":"2025-12-10T15:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insurance-canada.ca\/?p=84537"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:03:16","slug":"empire-life-expands-digital-mental-health-tools-for-group-benefits-customers-with-mystrength-by-teladoc-health-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/10\/empire-life-expands-digital-mental-health-tools-for-group-benefits-customers-with-mystrength-by-teladoc-health-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire Life expands digital mental health tools for group benefits customers with myStrength\u2122 by Teladoc Health Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Innovative digital platform designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Kingston, ON (Nov. 28, 2025) \u2013 The Empire Life Insurance Company is pleased to announce an enhancement to its group benefits with the launch of <b>myStrength by Teladoc Health Canada<\/b>, a personalized digital mental well-being platform, available to plan members with Telemedicine coverage under their Empire Life group plan, beginning December 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><b>Twenty-eight per cent <\/b>of plan members say they want to improve their mental health \u2013 but this rises to <b>41% <\/b>when we look at 18- to 34-year-old plan members, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4556834-1&amp;h=3455820857&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.benefitscanada.com%2Fmicrosite%2Fbenefits-canada-healthcare-survey-2025%2F&amp;a=2025+Benefits+Canada+Healthcare+Survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2025 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This addition reinforces Empire Life\u2019s commitment to providing <b>intelligent solutions<\/b> that simplify benefits administration for HR managers while delivering <b>high-impact, accessible care<\/b> to plan members across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn today\u2019s competitive talent market, employers are seeking cost-effective ways to deliver truly meaningful benefits,\u201d said Vanessa Lycos, Vice-President of Group Product and Marketing. \u201cBy offering myStrength to our plan members with the telemedicine service, we are not just making a new toolkit available\u2013we\u2019re providing a strategic advantage. It\u2019s a highly-rated, low-barrier solution that boosts the value of our plans, driving engagement and demonstrating a genuine culture of care without increasing the client\u2019s premium.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><b>A personalized solution for the modern workforce<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>myStrength is a digital platform owned and operated by Teladoc Health Canada that\u2019s designed to offer immediate, 24\/7 self-managed support for common mental health concerns, including: stress, anxiety, sleep issues, chronic pain, and depression. It addresses the rising demand for flexible mental health services, a top trend in the Canadian workplace.<\/p>\n<h4><b>Key features that drive employee engagement and value for business leaders:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Always-on accessibility:<\/b>&nbsp;Plan members gain private, 24\/7 access to over 1,100 evidence-based activities and tools, ensuring support is available anytime, anywhere, regardless of location or wait time to get an appointment in the public healthcare system.<\/li>\n<li><b>Personalized:<\/b>&nbsp;Plan members receive tailored activity suggestions following a quick in-app questionnaire.<\/li>\n<li><b>Highly rated:&nbsp;<\/b>Data from Teladoc shows a <b>96% member satisfaction rate<\/b> with <b>82% seeing it as effective as face-to-face therapy<\/b>, providing HR managers with confidence in the quality of the solution.<\/li>\n<li><b>Digital guidance:<\/b>&nbsp;The platform includes an in-app <b>coach<\/b> who provides asynchronous guidance, personalized recommendations, and assistance with progress tracking, offering a critical element of support without increasing employer administrative burden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The addition of myStrength underscores Empire Life\u2019s mission to be a leading provider of solutions that help Canadians navigate life with confidence.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"smallhead\"><b>About Empire Life<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Established in 1923, Empire Life is a subsidiary of E-L Financial Corporation Limited. The company\u2019s mission is to provide expertise and intelligent solutions to help Canadians navigate life with confidence. As of September 30, 2025, Empire Life had total assets under management of $20.5 billion. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.empire.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.empire.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"referencetext\"><i>SOURCE: The Empire Life Insurance Company<\/i><\/p>\n<p> Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/benefits\/\" rel=\"tag\">benefits<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/empire-life\/\" rel=\"tag\">Empire Life<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/health-care\/\" rel=\"tag\">health care<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/mental-health-care\/\" rel=\"tag\">mental health care<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/personalized-marketing\/\" rel=\"tag\">personalized marketing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/virtual-health-care\/\" rel=\"tag\">virtual health care<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovative digital platform designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses Kingston, ON (Nov. 28, 2025) \u2013 The Empire Life Insurance Company is pleased to announce an enhancement to its group benefits with the launch&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[1],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24544"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}