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Insurance companies pooling resources to cover high-cost drugs

  • Date Posted: 2012.05.11

A new pooling initiative with over 23 participating insurers to be introduced in 2013. Read More

Medical Bills: Sticker Shock And Confused Consumers

  • Date Posted: 2012.05.09

Travelling to the U.S.? Make sure your Travel Insurance is up-to-date. Read More

Tele-doctors treat walk-in patients

  • Date Posted: 2012.04.30

Appletree Medical clinics have treated 2,000 Ottawa patients using doctors in Toronto Read More

OTUS Group - Experts Call

  • Date Posted: 2012.03.27

Featuring: Ian Burns (David Burns & Associates) Read More

Insurance can be taxable

  • Date Posted: 2012.03.17

Life insurance can be divided into two main types: term and permanent. Term insurance has no investment component and pays out a tax-free death benefit if you die during the term of coverage. Read More

6 juicy tax-free benefits for employees

  • Date Posted: 2012.03.07

Every dollar your employer pays you in salary is considered taxable income, but there are some tasty benefits companies can offer to staff that the tax man won't be able to bite into. Read More

Why mandatory enrollment is so important

  • Date Posted: 2012.02.28

Mandatory enrollment in a benefit plan can be a condition of employment, like wearing safety boots or a certain uniform. Read More

One in 10 Canadians cannot afford prescription meds

  • Date Posted: 2012.01.16

A study that appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that one in 10 Canadians have problems affording their prescription medication, often because they don't have insurance to help pay the costs. Read More

Cancer patient's claim allowed after CBC report

  • Date Posted: 2011.11.03

A 26-year-old Ottawa cancer patient says her insurance company has decided to grant her long-term disability coverage, after a CBC News story about a loophole that made her ineligible. Read More

Mitigate mental health issues in the workplace

  • Date Posted: 2011.02.08

Since bill 168 was introduced in June 2010, which amended the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act to strengthen protections for workers against workplace violence and harassment. Read More

Cogsdale self-insured and saved

  • Date Posted: 2010.11.18

More than six years ago, the HR team at Cogsdale Corp. noticed that its employees’ health and benefits claims were less than the premiums being paid. “Money was just being thrown away,” says Cogsdale’s HR manager, Denise Bulger, in Charlottetown. Read More