Health insurance – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:55:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Health insurance – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 U.S. Inflation Reduction Act unlikely to cut inflation: Moody’s https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-inflation-reduction-act-unlikely-to-cut-inflation-moodys/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:55:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=449402 New U.S. bill will affect many sectors due to climate, health and tax policy changes, a report says

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]]> IDC WIN acquires insurance assets from AFL Groupe Financier https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/idc-win-acquires-insurance-assets-from-afl-groupe-financier/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:10:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=430389 The Guardian Capital subsidiary bought the Quebec firm's life and health insurance business and seg fund assets

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]]> Sun Life forms new business unit to support client health https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/sun-life-forms-new-business-unit-to-support-client-health/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:42:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=430027 The new platform combines group benefits and the insurer's virtual care application

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]]> Life insurance payouts related to Covid-19 totalled $154M in 2020 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/life-insurance-payouts-related-to-covid-19-totalled-154m-in-2020/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:18:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=428630 A similar amount was paid in disability benefits to support recovering workers

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]]> Canada Life signs deal to buy claim management services company ClaimSecure https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canada-life-signs-deal-to-buy-claim-management-services-company-claimsecure/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:33:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=425309 Another GWL subsidiary, Irish Life, has struck a deal to acquire Ark Life Assurance Company

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]]> Sun Life Financial buying Pinnacle Care International https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/sun-life-financial-buying-pinnacle-care-international/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:58:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=420492 The US$85-million deal should help expand stop-loss health coverage

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]]> CLHIA shoots down Covid-19 vaccine rumours https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/clhia-shoots-down-covid-19-vaccine-rumours/ Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:07:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=417479 Group rebuts false claims on social media that vaccination will harm insurance coverage

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]]> Insurers see interest in life and health products despite a ‘tough year’ https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/insurers-see-interest-in-life-and-health-products-despite-a-tough-year/ Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:41:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=415886 Both Manulife and Sun Life's Q4 earnings beat analyst expectations

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]]> Insurer partners with “telemedicine” provider to offer virtual healthcare https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/insurer-partners-with-telemedicine-provider-to-offer-virtual-healthcare/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:30:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=396324 Benefit will be offered to all Canada Life group plans that have up to 400 plan members

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]]> OLHI appoints regional head of communications for Western Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/people/olhi-appoints-regional-head-of-communications-for-western-canada/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:04:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=394856 Kim Alison Fraser assumes the newly created role immediately

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