Pamela Glendinning

I have had several employers reach out to me to ask about Mental Health Assistance for their employees.  The problem is $500 a year for a Clinical Psychologist or Social Worker is not providing some employees with enough support. If people were on the edge of asking for assistance, Covid might be the tipping point.…

It isn't very often that I feel I have nothing regarding employee benefits to write about, and please accept my apology to the rest of Canada. This is how I spent one of my days on the weekend. I hope everyone had a great weekend and were able to spend time with their Mothers, Friends…

Photo by visuals on Unsplash I am so fortunate to have an amazing team of Specialists that work with me and in turn are accessible to my clients.  Two in particular that I would like to give a Shout Out to are Peter Comrie with Full Spectrum Leadership and Tanja Halsall with Potentia HR. What does that have…

A few of my clients have been asking why they are continuing to pay the premium for Extended Health and especially Dental when the usage will be lower?  My answer was the Insurance Companies, similar to the majority of us, are reeling from what is going on. Their first response was to let Employers delay…

Normally I would be excited to have a 4 day weekend, by the way, Glendinning Insurance Services will be closed Friday and Monday for the Easter Weekend. To ensure that I am in the right frame of mind for this weekend, I would like to take a moment and send a couple Thank Yous to…

Last week we provided the updates from every Insurance Company but Manulife and RBC Insurance on what they are offering their employers during this time.  When we released our Blog last week neither Manulife or RBC Insurance had announced this information. We have received the following from the two outstanding Insurance Companies: Manulife  If the…

Is it just me or is this a time where we need fast responses and my perception is we are dealing with Insurance Companies that do not normally respond quickly to change. The CADA Association has set the Insurance World in a tizzy.  They are giving their members a 60 day premium relief, not a…

Everyone hold tight!! Over the next couple days, the Insurance Companies are coming out with information on possible premium relief for the next couple months. This premium relief does make sense since the Dental offices, Paramedical Practitioners (Chiro, Massage, Physio, etc.) are closed, the usage will be quite a bit lower.  It also makes sense…

I would like to thank RBC Insurance for being so clear on how they are handling the COVID-19 at this time. I understand that this is RBC Insurance's take on this, but I hope other insurance companies will follow in their footsteps and deliver a clear message. It is the uncertainty I believe that leaves…