New medical assistance program empowers Canadians. Canada NewsWire, December 7, 2017.
Sun Life is partnering with Medical Confidence Inc. to provide a new medical assistance program for people who receive disability benefits. Medical Confidence has a network of more than 11,000 specialists across the country.
Manulife leading five pilot programs for new treatments. Press release, November 30, 2017.
Manulife announced five innovative programs for its group benefits plan members. The programs are designed to deliver quicker access to treatment for mental health and musculoskeletal disorders. The pilot programs include virtual cognitive behavioral therapy, digitally-delivered therapy, and pharmacogenetics testing.
Want to check your Manulife benefits balance? Ask Alexa! Press release, November 16, 2017.
Manulife launched the Manulife Benefits skill using Alexa, Amazon’s voice-recognition technology. Manulife group benefit members can track their vision, dental and health benefits through the Amazon-enabled device.
Britam launches new medical insurance product for SMEs (small- and medium-sized enterprises). AllAfrica, December 12, 2017.
Britam Health is a flexible health plan for organizations with five or more workers. The plan offers SMEs both inpatient and outpatient cover for their employees.
Simply Financial Services innovates in group life insurance. Cover, October 17, 2017.
Simply Group Cover is an online life insurance combo product consisting of life, disability and/or funeral benefits designed for small- to medium-sized businesses. It provides up to R2 million cover for life and disability and up to R50 thousand for family funeral cover.
Uber Eats to offer couriers insurance in Europe. Reuters, December 15, 2017.
Uber’s food delivery service, Uber Eats, will offer its couriers in Europe an insurance package with AXA with coverage for personal accidents, cash benefits for hospitalization, and other cover.
Aviva launches new group protection proposition. Press release, October 5, 2017.
Aviva made a number of enhancements to its group protection products, including changes to the existing critical illness definitions. A number of value-added services are available, such as RedArc, a personal nurse advisor service; Best Doctors, a specialist second-opinion service; and a stress helpline.
Sun Life adds new vision plan to benefits portfolio. Press release, November 1, 2017.
The Vision Choice plan has been added to Sun Life’s group benefits portfolio. The portfolio already includes dental, disability, life and voluntary (accident and critical illness plans). The Vision Choice plan provides access to a network of eye doctors and optical stores through VSP® Vision Care.
Aflac's latest product offering to shape the future of benefits delivery. Press release, November 1, 2017.
BenExtend is a group product that combines critical illness, hospital indemnity and accident benefits in one simple plan. It is available to employers with 100 or more benefits-eligible employees. There is no waiting period for benefits to be paid.
The Standard launches new accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) occupational assistance service. Business Wire, October 24, 2017.
The AD&D Occupational Assistance service offers a team of vocational, nurse, and behavioral health specialists to help assess each individual’s needs for returning to work. A more-effective and customized plan can then be created. It is offered as a complimentary feature to The Standard’s group products.