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Updates on Private Healthcare, and Our New Benefits Blog!

  As private equity firms increase their presence in healthcare, concerns about the quality and transparency of care have risen. In the U.S., this trend is under intense scrutiny due to potential risks to patient care and worker safety. While Canada has seen a more limited but growing involvement of private equity in healthcare facilities, …

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Our Executive Team’s UNIBA Learnings, Exciting Updates, and Industry News

  President Gisela Carere, MBA, and CEO Adam Carere had another incredible experience, expanding their knowledge from the industry’s leading experts. We are grateful to be a part of the UNIBA Partners community, which is an owner-led, client-centric global network that provides insurance broking, risk management, and employee benefits solutions. UNIBA’s conferences feature keynote speakers, workshops, and panels on …

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Canadian Heathcare News And Information On Our Exclusive Economic Symposium

On May 5, the World Health Organization ended the COVID-19 public health emergency, and the insurance industry is now treating COVID-19 claims the same way it treats other claims. As of July 15, Canada Life will no longer use its Confirmation of Illness (COI) form for COVID-19-related short-term disability claims. Desjardins has waived the requirement …

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Fall Client Event, Breast Cancer Awareness & Updated Employment Insurance

We believe in building long-term relationships with our clients and that means exceeding the expectations they have of us. As a client of Benchmark, you receive more than just brokering of your benefits plans. We endeavour to provide relevant business information to ensure our clients are armed with the tools they need to position them …

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Celebrating Our Community, Introducing New Team Members, and More!

In this issue, we congratulate DAREarts, a member of Benchmark’s community that we featured last year. For those that don’t remember, or are new here: DAREarts provides leadership opportunities. They offer children and youth a turning point; a critical moment of early intervention where they see the brilliant potential of each child and help them to see it for themselves. …

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Vacation Insurance, Increased Interest Rates, & a 4th Covid Wave

We have now entered one of the most active seasons of the year and many of us have started to plan vacations and getaways to escape our daily routines. Travelling to a new place is always exciting, so make sure you’re properly protected by getting emergency travel insurance. Did you know your employees can get …

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New Team Member, Industry News, & Men’s Health Month

Benchmark is thrilled to welcome Anderson Lookkin to the team as VP of Business Development. Prior to Benchmark, he served as President of a Canadian fraternal benefits organization overseeing the Trust and Insurance assets. He comes with a broad wealth of knowledge on insurance, employee benefits and asset management programs. Having over 30 years of experience …

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STRETCHING OVER STRESS, COMMUNITY FEATURE, UPCOMING WEBINAR & MORE!

CHOOSE A GOOD STRETCH OVER STRESS! For those who do most of their work seated, both at home and in the office, upper back pain can be a serious issue. In this month’s edition of Workday Wellness, we are thrilled to welcome back the amazing Paria Mirazimi from Athletix Academy, as she shares her techniques of …

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NEW TEAM FEATURE, COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT, INTERNATIONAL BENEFITS COURSE & MORE!

GET EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW TEAM FEATURE SERIES! This month we’re starting a brand new in-depth Team Feature Series, where we’ll be answering all of your most asked Benefits questions. Today, we’ve asked our Benefits Administrator, Erica Palleschi about her opinion on: How Employee Benefits Affect Employee Productivity? From Erica’s perspective, Benefits do not only …

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NEW COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT, WELLNESS RESOURCES & MORE!

LEARN THE EQUAL BREATH TECHNIQUE WITH PARIA MIRAZIMI We are so excited to welcome back Paria Mirazimi of Athletix Academy for this month’s edition of the Workday Wellness Series! Our favourite mindfulness guest is here to walk you through the equal breath technique, and we are so excited to learn with Paria this month! At Benchmark, we …

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