Group Benefits

GreenShield expands hormonal health program as menopause costs Canadian employers billions

GreenShield expands hormonal health program as menopause costs Canadian employers billions

The non-profit insurer's expanded Coral partnership arrives as rising HRT claims and an 8-10% group benefits cost outlook reshape the sector

Josh Recamara Jul 29, 2026
Blue Cross Life closes acquisition of StanCorp's Canadian voluntary benefits business

Blue Cross Life closes acquisition of StanCorp's Canadian voluntary benefits business

The deal adds a block covering roughly 170,000 employees to a platform jointly owned by six regional Blue Cross plans

Canadian women are leaving paid-for health benefits unclaimed

Canadian women are leaving paid-for health benefits unclaimed

June Health's Lori Casselman and Securian Canada's Nigel Branker say women's health is a business issue now

The group benefits claims nobody tied to climate – until now

The group benefits claims nobody tied to climate – until now

Beneva's Christelle Lim-Severe says several issues are climbing in the insurer's claims data, and the trend lines are tracking climate, not lifestyle

Canadian insurers expand support for health equity

Canadian insurers expand support for health equity

Medavie backs trans peer support as Beneva adds cancer coverage and joins national workplace charter

Marsh opens captive access to more multinationals amid benefits cost surge

Marsh opens captive access to more multinationals amid benefits cost surge

With global health costs rising 10.3% in 2026, the firm says traditional approaches are no longer enough

The group benefits blind spot: war risk exclusions employers don't know they have

The group benefits blind spot: war risk exclusions employers don't know they have

Kelly Trail says if there's no documentation behind your duty of care program, it may as well not exist – and the gap she sees most often is the one nobody thinks to check

Mental health claims are surging in group benefits. Public systems aren't keeping up

Mental health claims are surging in group benefits. Public systems aren't keeping up

Mental health is a clear example of a risk where the public system fails to catch the demand – and employer plans are quietly becoming the first line of defence

Revealed - Half of dental plan enrollees still haven't seen a dentist

Revealed - Half of dental plan enrollees still haven't seen a dentist

The low uptake exposes a national pattern of co-payment confusion, annual renewal misunderstandings and dental workforce shortages

IB TALK

Tariffs, resilience, and housing demand are the forces reshaping construction risk

Navacord's Robert Beeston breaks down how these pressures are colliding to change how construction risk gets priced and placed

How trucking risk is evolving in Canada – from cargo theft to driver training to broker liability

NFP's Randy Ramkissoon says one GPS tracker isn't enough anymore – thieves know where to look, and the claims are getting more severe

Canadian businesses know their nat cat exposure – they just don't know what it means

BFL Canada's Hector Plascencia says the gap between identifying a risk and actually understanding its business impact is where most organizations fall short

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