2013 issues
We want to keep you informed! Focus Update provides plan sponsors with important group benefits information. Look here for industry updates, legislative changes, product launches, plan amendments and other relevant news.
Current Issues
| 392 | Upgrades to mysunlife.ca! |
| 391 | Keep your records up-to-date regarding plan members and their eligible dependents |
Past Issues
| 390 | Update on pharmaceutical programs |
| 389 | Sun Life extends a warm welcome to Sophie Ouellet in her new role as Regional Vice-President, Quebec and Eastern Ontario Region, Group Benefits |
| Special Edition | Effective date of change to Alberta massage therapy claims process now September 1, 2013 |
| 380 | Sun Life’s New Short-Term Disability Claim Assessment Summary |
| 379 | Highlights of the legislative and industry updates in 2012 |
| 377 | Provincial dental fee increases for 2013 |
| Special edition | Reminder: Sun Life’s prior authorization program is coming to your group benefits plan on March 1, 2013 |
| 376 | New mental health workplace standard from the Mental Health Commission of Canada |
| 375 | Service provider e-claims submission continue to gain popularity |
| 374 | Employer contributions to a group sickness or accident insurance plan are a taxable benefit to employees |
| 373 | Increase in EI maximum insurable earnings affects STD plans |
2012 Issues
| 371 | Quebec premium tax change and Quebec Sales Tax (QST) harmonizing with GST effective January 1, 2013 |
| 370 | Lower generic drug prices in BC could mean savings for plan sponsors |
| 369 | We’ve listened to plan members! |
| Special Edition | Contract Amendment - Sun Life’s prior authorization program to be applied to your Pay-Direct Drug (PDD) group benefits plan |
| 367 | Sun Life RightDirections EAP - new videos show benefits of this great program |
| 366 | Update on massage therapy claims in Alberta |
| 365 | “Get in the game” – see the November issue of Benefits Canada |
| 360 | Sun Life Pharma in the news and check out the September issue of Benefits Canada |
| 358 | Alberta announces a new regulation under the Health Professions Act establishing the College of Naturopathic Doctors |
| 357 | Your plan members get more claims options! |
| 355 | Changes to pharmaceutical coverages |
| 354 | New dental fee finder for Sun Life Financial plan members in Alberta |
| 352 | Coming soon: Plan member satisfaction survey |
| 350 | Announcing a new standard for group benefit plan members to receive their money faster |
| 348 | Quebec drug plan amendments will have minimal impact on plan sponsors |
| 346 | Your plan members will soon have more claims options! |
| 345 | Manitoba Retail Sales Tax (RST) on insurance premiums - now effective July 15, 2012 |
| 344 | Non-therapeutic massage clinics in Quebec |
| 343 | Suspected fraud identified – Brampton medical clinic |
| 342 | Global2Go – we have your expatriate employees covered! |
| Special Edition - Get ready for a new kind of EAP – Sun Life RightDirections |
| 341 | Employers could see savings with launch of generic Crestor |
