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It is a well-known fact that smaller companies pay higher fees than larger companies when purchasing group benefits for their employees. Hosted by The Beneplan Cooperative, join us to learn about strategies and techniques that larger freight forwarders and shipping lines employ to reduce their group benefits costs. Case studies will be shared of other […]

The Co-operators have introduced e-Claims submission effective May 15th 2013. E-claims is different from emailed claims in that a a claim can be sent from an internet browser.It simply requires the member to login, enter the type of claim, and amount. The Co-operators would adjudicate the claim and deposit the amount to the employee’s bank. […]

Before Hiring Ensure your employment contracts have reference to your benefit plan and how it works: that the plan will reimburse the employee (and his or her dependents) of his or her eligible medical expenses. According to the CRA’s bulletin IT-339R2 on private health services plans, this is required (see point 7).  Advise your employees in […]