Pharmacare would be such a good idea – if everybody wasn’t already covered Pharmacare is one of those ideas that sounds like a no-brainer when you say it fast. People who don’t have drug coverage...

A seriously injured client gives us a whole new perspective on resilience. I recently met a pretty remarkable man and I’m grateful that I’ve had the chance to get to know him a little. Met him when...

In the age of the smart phone, do we really still need to line up and wait to talk to a doctor? You can do all your banking from your smart phone, use the self-checkout at the supermarket, renew...

When it comes to losing weight, there are a few basics you just can’t get around. Funny thing is, the weight loss advice that sounds the most reasonable to me came from one of my favourite TV...

What we can learn from the biggest and most controversial issues we’ve looked at this year.

Here are the top 10 things you should know about in benefits management– and that could jump up and bite you if you don’t see them coming.

What do employees really want from their jobs? What does it take to get employees truly engaged, loving their jobs, earning fulfillment from their work and reaching their full potential? How about a...

How to avoid making the mistakes that could cost you your insurance coverage. What could be worse than running into trouble on a trip and not having travel insurance? Well, how about running into...

There’s a new perspective on mental health at work, and it’s a real eye-opener We talk a good deal about mental health in the workplace and how we should be reaching out and helping employees going...

There’s a lot more to Bill 148 than minimum wage hikes and personal emergency leave So Ontario’s Ministry of Labour (MOL) is hiring 175 new "employment standards officers." It has set a target of...

Major insurance providers are looking seriously at covering pharmacogenetic testing The buzz in the insurance world right now is all about trying to figure out whether genetic testing is ready for...

New legal limits for impairment may have a bigger impact than legalization. Now that legal cannabis has an official start date – October 17 – I guess there are two big questions all of us are...

Benefits administrators are always caught in the middle when claims are rejected As a benefits administrator, you probably have a filing cabinet with hard copies of all the documents relating to...