Dave Jones led Sun Life's health unit from 2021 before moving to retirement services in 2025
Josh Recamara Sep 09, 2026
Households remain underinsured by roughly $86,000 on average, even as coverage rates climb
A quick conversation with a broker could uncover savings Canadians didn't know they qualified for – long before cutting coverage ever needs to be on the table
New report shows self-selection drives higher early-duration mortality
Mark Spence, vice president at the brokerage, says the cost of a mental health specialist has jumped from $100 an hour to $215, and it's showing up in every employer's premiums
Sun Life and Wilton Re are combining management expertise with institutional asset management capacity in a structure designed to acquire blocks at scale. The US$10 billion target tells you how serious both parties are
Most companies already post plain-language coverage FAQs online, but few people actually check them
Sun Life is the latest major Canadian insurer to put virtual mental health access front and centre. The question brokers need answered is whether this changes anything for existing plan members - or whether it's a separate consumer product
NFP's Sarah Hanson says head injury exclusions make contact sports one of the hardest classes to insure in Canada
From assumption gaps to workforce shortages, Valerie Cusano breaks down why risk management needs to be built into multi-unit construction from day one, not bolted on when problems arise
Navacord's Robert Beeston breaks down how these pressures are colliding to change how construction risk gets priced and placed
NFP's Randy Ramkissoon says one GPS tracker isn't enough anymore – thieves know where to look, and the claims are getting more severe
