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Photo by Brittany Colette on Unsplash Humans seem to not only survive in difficult times. In some areas we thrive.  There seems to be innovations just sitting on the shelf.  When we hit a crisis we pull them off. Benefits Canada reported that, "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed he’ll work with the provinces on…

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash When I was first presented with the idea of Virtual Health Care, I was skeptical.  Why would we pay for health care advise when we have free health care?  I spoke to a couple people who offer this benefit to their employees and it helped me to better understand how this…

I don't know about you but I am reeling from all that is going on right now.  From all the changes that people are going through to open up their businesses to the world situation. Can I take a minute and talk about my Insurance World?  A couple months ago the Insurance Companies reacted to…

Back in August 2016 I started writing about Pharmacogenetic Testing and I had the pleasure of having Dr. Rusland Dorfman from Geneyouin, also called Pillcheck as a guest writer.  I will link the previous blogs for your reference: Why Is Genetic Testing Affecting Your Insurance Premiums? Can Pharmacogenetic Testing Shorten Your Disability Leaves? Genetic Testing…

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…