Here's why I adore Canada's Employment Insurance premium reduction program and why every group benefits plan should take advantage of it. [email protected]

As an employee benefits advisor, you'll need to get comfortable speaking in front of groups of strangers... Often people who are coming into the meeting or presentation already with a negative view of you. If you have ever done an employee meeting or a tough renewal, and want to learn how to stop being nervous, this one is for you. 💙

Plus, the least requested benefits under group insurance contracts.

What is supposed to happen to employee benefits during a temporary layoff? This episode is focused on employers in Ontario, Canada and the employment standards act.

A highlight of the changes and coverages of gender transition surgeries in private health insurance, employee benefits in Canada.

The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association is an industry peer group for insurance companies. They work together to agree on basic rules of the game to make sure that consumers are treated fairly and consistently within the industry. My name is Yafa Sakkejha, and I'm the CEO of Beneplan.

A guide on the 4 steps to obtaining your LLQP license in Canada. This license allows you to sell life insurance, accident and sickness insurance, disability Insurance and other group benefits products.

Here's a quick history as to how my father, Mark Faiz Sakkejha, came to Canada as a refugee, became an insurance broker, pension consultant, group benefits broker, and finally a benefits third party administrator (TPA) and employee benefits cooperative

I get pitched different preferred provider networks all the time. It's a distraction from the financial incentives of plan sponsors. Benefits brokers should instead look at formulary management or PLAs (price level agreements)

Knowing when to bend the rules is a critical skill that you need to learn. Here's how I think about asking underwriting for permission to add late applicants, add ineligible dependants, ask for an open enrollment...and what to do when you can't break the rules.