Group Benefits

Menopause care gaps emerge as a group benefits and risk issue: GreenShield

Menopause care gaps emerge as a group benefits and risk issue: GreenShield

Hormonal health is now becoming a growing opportunity and added pressure for insurers, brokers and sponsors

Josh Recamara Mar 27, 2026
Manulife, Osara Health launch cancer coaching pilot for group benefits members

Manulife, Osara Health launch cancer coaching pilot for group benefits members

The program combines one-to-one coaching and online tools to help members manage treatment

Blue Cross Life to acquire StanCorp's Canadian voluntary benefits portfolio

Blue Cross Life to acquire StanCorp's Canadian voluntary benefits portfolio

Move comes as employers increasingly seek flexible, cost-effective coverage options amid rising healthcare costs

Will Ozempic generics turn obesity into an insurable chronic disease in Canada?

Will Ozempic generics turn obesity into an insurable chronic disease in Canada?

With obesity rates hovering around one in three adults, looser pricing could make semaglutide a standard of care

Canadian SMEs face benefits squeeze as health costs surge

Canadian SMEs face benefits squeeze as health costs surge

Beneva's Sunil Hirjee says SMEs can manage rising benefit costs by reviewing claims quarterly and focusing on prevention, virtual care, and smarter plan design

Empire Life embeds caregiver navigation into group benefits

Empire Life embeds caregiver navigation into group benefits

Teladoc enhancement targets burnout and workforce productivity risk

Axis Insurance builds life, benefits and wealth powerhouse with Edgewater deals

Axis Insurance builds life, benefits and wealth powerhouse with Edgewater deals

Company is betting on advice-led, relationship business as it accelerates its growth strategy

Drayden Insurance acquires St. Albert Financial's life and group benefits business

Drayden Insurance acquires St. Albert Financial's life and group benefits business

The deal signals its next growth chapter

Westland Insurance grows in benefits market with new brand

Westland Insurance grows in benefits market with new brand

New division will combine acquired specialist firms

IB TALK

In 2026, SMEs face evolving risks and opportunities and need the right broker to navigate them

WTW's Grant Williamson shares key insights for SMEs on managing cyber, supply chain and emerging risks

Why interconnected threats are reshaping complex risk strategy in Canada

Climate, cyber and supply chain shocks are colliding, forcing Canadian firms to rethink how they understand and structure risk

What Canadian boards need to prepare for as D&O risk evolves

As ESG rules diverge globally and AI accelerates faster than regulation, Marsh's Robyn Campbell outlines the risks set to define executive liability in the years ahead

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