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How the pandemic is affecting healthcare stocks Advisor.ca

WEBHowever, the pandemic is also hurting some healthcare companies by dampening demand for elective procedures, medical devices and diagnostic tests. …

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Investing opportunities as health care goes high tech

WEBluchschen/iStockphoto For investors looking to capitalize on innovation, the health-care sector offers plenty of investment opportunities, not to mention potentially …

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Health, education come out ahead in restrained Alberta budget

WEBHealth care and education came out ahead Thursday in a generally restrained Alberta provincial budget forecasting a paper-thin surplus that could easily go …

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Canadian healthcare costs plateau Advisor's Edge

WEBThe increase in cost of employer-sponsored health and dental benefits leveled out in 2012. In fact, for active employees the overall employer healthcare spend …

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Using health-care stocks for defensive positioning

WEBAccording to Marszal, pharmaceuticals and health-care services maintain a steady demand profile throughout economic cycles. However, he said approximately …

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Insurers continued paying record benefits in year three of …

WEBNearly half ($53.7 billion) the benefits paid represented annuity claims, down from $58.1 billion in 2021, while health insurance benefits set a new record of $43.9 billion.

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How to talk about mental health with clients Advisor.ca

WEBWhile advisors need to make space to have tough conversations about mental health and peace of mind with clients, advisors also need to know where to draw …

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How life insurers are responding to the pandemic

WEB123RF. Life insurers are demonstrating flexibility in response to the pandemic, smoothing the sales process through digital channels, relaxed underwriting requirements …

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All about eligible medical expenses Advisor's Edge

WEBHowever, there is one more step in determining net eligible medical expenses. The CRA has a prescribed threshold that is deducted from eligible medical …

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Canada Life adds virtual healthcare as standard benefit

WEB2 min read. Winnipeg-based Canada Life will start offering a virtual healthcare platform as a standard benefit for group plans. Access to the platform has been an …

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Understanding rebating rules for insurance Advisor's Edge

WEBAlberta has no restrictions on rebating, although insurance agents still have a duty to act in good faith and in the clients’ best interests. In B.C., regulations under the …

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NB budget raises health-care spending by 10% Advisor.ca

WEBThe budget provides $3.6 billion for the health-care sector, an increase of 10.6% from last year, which comes with about $250 million in federal assistance. “We …

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P.E.I. budget projects $85-million deficit, increase in health-care

WEBPrince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservative government tabled a $3.2-billion budget Thursday with a projected deficit of $85 million. Finance Minister Jill …

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Nova Scotia leaves tax rates alone, but provides relief to nurses

WEBRepairing the health-care system is the centrepiece of the provincial government’s $14.4-billion budget. Nova Scotia announced no significant tax changes in …

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Life insurers increase Assuris protection Advisor's Edge

WEBClients now have greater protection if their life insurer goes bankrupt. Assuris, the member-funded nonprofit that protects policyholders if a life insurer fails, …

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Five ways Covid-19 has permanently changed wealth management

WEBiStockphoto.com / Drafter123 This article appears in the March 2021 issue of Advisor’s Edge magazine.Subscribe to the print edition, read the digital edition or read …

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Sun Life raises limit for non-medical life insurance coverage to $5

WEBSome insurers have struggled to sell products to younger consumers accustomed to online purchases. Sun Life Financial Inc. is relaxing underwriting …

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Keeping up with insurance innovations Advisor.ca

WEBCanada Life leverages AI for its digital application tool SimpleProtect, which enables term policy issuance of up to $2 million through an advisor-driven process in as …

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Back-to-back annuities Advisor.ca

WEBMelissa is the editorial director of Advisor.ca and leads Newcom Media Inc.’s group of financial publications. She has been with the team since 2011 and been …

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Cautious but steady consumers buoying hopes for U.S. economy

WEBiStock/OlegAlbinsky Call it the Goldilocks consumer. Defying high inflation and sharp interest rate hikes, Americans keep spending — a trend that, if sustained, …

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