To make informed decisions about health and dental insurance, you need to start by getting the facts. Reading our collection of articles about health and dental insurance in Canada will help you save time and money as you discover more about how insurance works, and how the choices you make now will affect you in the future.
Let’s start talking first about life insurance instead of health insurance. You’ve heard about no medical life insurance. It’s a life insurance option that needs to exist. If you don’t have a [+]
[Read More]Time to take a quick quiz: If you are a student planning to study abroad, do you need special travel insurance? Do students need travel insurance to study in Canada? If you [+]
[Read More]Does your business feel the impact of an absent employee? When your team is small, it’s a real challenge to shift work responsibilities and plug holes in your production or service process [+]
[Read More]Whether you leave the vacation request binder in the employee lounge, or have an online booking system, its important to make sure employees are content knowing they have a week or two [+]
[Read More]Getting back to travelling and choosing the right travel insurance can be easy (especially with the help of SBIS). Understanding how COVID impacts your travel insurance claim is not quite as simple. [+]
[Read More]You may not have been paying much attention while you were studying at school, but have you learned that public health insurance in Canada does not cover every health service and product [+]
[Read More]With a Level 2 advisory in place, the Canadian government no longer recommends that vaccinated Canadians avoid travel for non-essential purposes. That’s a green light to travel! And it gives you greater [+]
[Read More]These days, the number one concern on most travellers’ minds is, “Will I be covered for COVID-19?” Travelling anywhere comes with a set of unprecedented risks that, as a traveller, require you [+]
[Read More]People without health insurance usually seek less medical care and less timely care which can result in worse health outcomes. Why? Out of pocket expenses for healthcare can be too much of [+]
[Read More]There’s nothing worse than getting sick regardless of your age, gender or physical ability. That’s why health insurance helps us pay for healthcare we need for ourselves and our family to stay [+]
[Read More]You and your family’s mental and behavioural health is so important. But all sorts of problems can and do happen, and result in a wide range of concerns like anxiety, depression, or [+]
[Read More]The beautiful thing about having a best friend is that a ‘bestie’ always has your back when you need it – helping, supporting and protecting you. And, that friend’s care comes free [+]
[Read More]Business plans help you run your business. Having a good business plan is like having a guide working to help you start and manage things day to day, creating a structure for [+]
[Read More]The City of Toronto is Ontario’s municipal capital, formed in 1834. If you take a walk around downtown’s University of Toronto campus or the St. Lawrence Neighborhood, you can appreciate just how [+]
[Read More]If you are like most people, receiving a guarantee with the services and products you choose helps you to be a little less skeptical that they’ll do the job you need them [+]
[Read More]When you’re tasked with anything that affects an entire company of people, it can seem daunting. Making decisions on health insurance benefits can take time and energy – those limited and very [+]
[Read More]How Can I Get Dental Insurance? Provincial insurance plans do not provide dental coverage to Canadian residents unless it is an emergency. However, routine dental care is critical to keeping your teeth [+]
[Read More]Diet Proper nutrition isn’t just about keeping your body healthy, it helps keep your teeth healthy too. Many people are aware of the link between what they eat and how it affects [+]
[Read More]You should not make a decision about proceeding with a particular treatment based on whether or not your insurance plan covers it. However, it is important to understand if your insurance carrier [+]
[Read More]While dental insurance will help protect you from unexpected out-of-pocket costs, it’s not enough to just purchase a policy. It’s important that you familiarize yourself with your policy and what it offers. [+]
[Read More]Your First Dental Insurance Plan When you are no longer eligible for coverage under your parents’ dental insurance plan, it’s time to start thinking about getting a policy of your own. As [+]
[Read More]Parents’ Role Children learn by watching their parents, so it is very important that parents set a good example and teach their children healthy eating habits and how to properly take care [+]
[Read More]Prevent Problems Before They Occur When it comes to oral health, prevention is key. Regular brushing and flossing at home are essential, but they’re not enough. Routine dental exams are critical in [+]
[Read More]Many seasoned travellers start with a multi-trip plan It can be cost effective to purchase an annual (otherwise known as a multi-trip) travel medical plan that allows for multiple trips up to [+]
[Read More]If something happens, you’ll want to call your travel assistance services hotline. While you can certainly carry just the hotline phone number and policy number (usually on your handy wallet card) you [+]
[Read More]Usually, these short journeys are in search of shopping deals south of the border. Whether it’s in search of new clothes, a new mobile device, gasoline or even larger expenditures such as [+]
[Read More]First, call the doctor If you or your family member has an illness that prevents you from going on your trip you will need proof from a doctor — advising you that [+]
[Read More]Imagine all the reasons your trip may go a little off course: you have elderly parents and will need to return home quickly to care for them your destination has an unexpected [+]
[Read More]In 2018, the Canadian Association of Financial Institutions (CAFII) surveyed over 1,200 travel medical insurance buyers, asking what factors affected their choice of travel medical insurance. Here are the findings. Factor #1: [+]
[Read More]1. Understand how your travel insurance policy defines ‘stable’ for health-related developments Here are typical ways that an insurer will define the stability of your condition: There are no symptoms or signs [+]
[Read More]What do we love about travel medical insurance? Eight in ten Canadians love the value this important insurance provides when they are travelling out of their home province. Among those who purchased [+]
[Read More]Another time-honoured tradition is the post-game interview on Hockey Night in Canada. If players are lucky, they get a chance to hit the locker room to put in their teeth before the [+]
[Read More]If you have any questions, would like more information or need assistance selecting a plan, please do not hesitate to call us.
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