Dear Subscriber,
As you read this, I'm either... 1. Sitting at the airport lounge. 2. Flying out to Vancouver, or 3. Setting up for the CGIB PACL workshop on Tuesday.
Whichever, I'm excited to be having the opportunity to get out of the office, see our existing CGIB members, meet many new prospective members (this event is about 50/50) asnd get better together.
There is nothing better than coming together, sharing stories, arguing over things (sometimes the best learning), exchanging experiences and overall raising our game.
If you're not in Vancouver, no worries, we'll have Toronto seminar in November, and more events in 2024 and 2025. Until then, make sure you're on the Slack channel, and getting out to the Coffee Chats. They are almost as good as in-person and are guaranteed to raise your game.
I'd really like every member to complete the survey below. Feedback helps all parties. Thanks in advance for that.
Have a great day. Dave |
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Invitation to Participate: Benefits Advisor Survey
Benefits advisors play a crucial role in designing health benefit plans and are very often a proxy voice for their employer clients. However, there are very few comprehensive surveys that cover important and practical concerns for benefits advisors and employers.
As part of a new multi-stakeholder initiative, H3 Consulting and Mapol Inc. have developed a survey to identify and rank key issues, concerns and opportunities in drug and health benefits. We also ask about important policy developments and key therapies. As a valued benefits expert, we need your insights.
For those who participate in the survey, we will email you the aggregate results in appreciation of your time. It should take you, on average, about 10 minutes to complete:
Please kindly complete the survey by Tuesday October 24, 2023.
Thank you for your time and insights. We hope the results from this unique survey will help you better serve your clients, stay current on group health market conditions and provide you with helpful benchmark information.
Please note: Your email address will only be collected in order to send you the survey results and only the aggregate results will be shared externally. Neither individual respondents nor their firms will be identified. Please only participate in the survey once.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Chris Bonnett, MHSc, PhD, H3 Consulting at chris@hthree.ca. |
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OUR EVENTS
Watch for our next interview with Emily Stewart of BBD discussing the CGIB CHIP renewal later in October.
You can watch/listen: ____________________________________________________________ CGIB COFFEE CHATS
Coffee chats are like a virtual breakfast. Log in, ask questions, share problems, seek solutions and talk about what's on your mind. Best done from a computer, with a camera and a microphone. No CE credits, but also no cost, just show up. Tuesday October 24th @2pm (EST) Thursday November 16th @2pm (EST) Tuesday November 28th @2pm (EST) Thursday December 14th @2pm (EST)
CGIB Members may join the meeting at the time above by visiting... ____________________________________________________________ BREAKFAST MEETINGS CGIB supports the volunteers that runs the breakfast meetings below.
Please find the details for your closest location below. Ajax, Atlantic Canada, Cambridge, Edmonton, London, Markham, Oakville, St Catherines, Toronto, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Windsor or the Virtual National Meeting
____________________________________________________________ Upcoming CGIB Events:
Use the non-member discount code ( memberfriend50off ) for your staff and/or associates. |
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GET ON SLACK
The CGIB SLACK channel is a great place to pose questions, share info and learn a ton from your fellow members. The info and discussions that are posted there are unlike anywhere in the industry with documents, videos and information available in MEMBERS ONLY to make your life easier.
NOTE TO ALL SLACK USERS: We now have 80+ channels in Slack to handle different topics. Please take a moment to add these channels to your menu. To do so, just click on the + next to Channels on the top left. Browse the channels and then click JOIN to add each of them. By doing so you won’t be missing really great info. |
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SUGGESTED READING
We think the information contained below is of great value and encourage you to read the articles and check out the events that interest you. In most cases, these articles and events are not run by CGIB, so please contact the organizers for more information. We take no responsibility for the websites, events, organizations or their content. |
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When facing a complex problem, it’s easy to become confused.
Lately, it’s become socially acceptable to express your confusion with certainty. Untrained in the field, make a pronouncement that makes it clear that you have not just an understanding of what’s going on, but also that you’ve figured out the causes and the next steps.
The thing is, confusion shared often leads to the learning we need to become productive as we move forward. “I don’t understand this part,” is a great thing to say before someone helps you understand it.
On the other hand, certainty is almost guaranteed to maintain your confusion, particularly when the thing you were sure was going to work, doesn’t.
Put another way... I love it when people say I'm wrong, uninformed, or made a mistake. It means I have another opportunity to learn, to up my game and take it to the next level.
Too many advisors "THINK" they know what they are doing,"GUESS" at answers, FAIL to get full and complete information, make proclamations of surety, and overall muddle through using past mislearnings in the wrong context, WRONGLY assuming that every carrier or situation is like one 20 years ago.
In doing so, they are putting themselves, practice, clients (and their employees) at risk. Why not say...I'm not sure... ...but because I care about my clients, I belong to an association with over 5000 years of combined experience I can draw on. Let me check. (I do it all the time :-)
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Want to provide your admin and support staff with basic knowledge? Want to dig into something more detailed for your benefits/insurance business? Business Career College (BCC) has an extensive catalogue of online CE courses with a number of group benefits specific courses covering topics ranging from contractual concerns, plan designs, and underwriting requirements, to product specifics and integration with government benefits. Courses consist of narrated videos with short, online quizzes. The full catalogue includes over 60 courses, podcasts, and videos covering topics from the world of insurance, investments, financial planning, taxation, and ethics with a focus on technical content and real-world application. Courses are accredited for the maximum categories of credits and can include provincial Life and A&S credits, FP Canada, Advocis, and more!
Use the code CGIB25 for 25% off the yearly subscription Price. The regular retail price is $200/year, CGIB members save $50/year!!!
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RSV Vaccination: Safeguarding Employee Health and Business Bottom Line
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT Speaker: Pavithra Ravinatarajan Founder & CEO - Pavithra Consulting Inc.
Mapol Inc. invites you to attend a complimentary webinar sponsored by GSK. The webinar will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
Learning Objectives: - Understand what RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is and its impact on the working population.
- Appreciate the importance of vaccines in general and specifically the RSV vaccine.
- Recognize that provincial funding does not cover the recommended dosing of the RSV vaccine and the potential financial implications for businesses.
- Comprehend the efficacy, safety profile, and side effect profile of the RSV vaccine and its significance in the context of employee health.
- Engage in informed discussions about the inclusion of RSV vaccination in employee health programs.
Please follow the below steps to register: - Click the registration link.
- Fill in the required information on the registration page, then click "Register."
- Closer to the webinar date, you will receive a registration confirmation email with the webinar login details.
An application for 1 CE credit will be submitted to the Institute for Advanced Financial Education. Individual CE applications are not submitted to any other regulatory body (i.e. AIC, ICM, CSF, IIROC, etc.).
Please note, this complimentary webinar is limited to invited guests including insurers, PBMs, TPAs, benefits consultants, and employers.
_____________________________________________________ Welcome to The Benefits Trust Zoomcast! Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST Customized plan designs often result in strong long-term client relationships. They’re also associated with higher employee satisfaction and retention. True plan customization is not available for small and mid-sized businesses with most mainline insurance carriers. Attend this session to find out who is the perfect prospect for a customized plan design. In this Zoomcast we’ll look at: - How to assess the perfect prospect for creative plan designs
- Client needs analysis
- Understanding the risks and how to manage them
- Case studies
- Taxation considerations
- Q & A
This Zoomcast with be presented by The Benefits Trust, Canada’s largest independent third-party administrator. The Ins and Outs of Group Travel Insurance (1.0 CE Credit) Dates: November/December 2023 TBD Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST Emergency travel insurance is one of the most confusing and contentious issues in an employee benefits plan. The stakes are high and the rules are often misunderstood. Attend this session to gain a better understanding of Emergency Travel Insurance so you can better advise your clients. ______________________________________________________
It’s expected that by 2035, 1 in 4 people will be living with obesity, representing approximately 1.9 billion people worldwide. Obesity has long been misunderstood and stigmatized as a lifestyle condition, instead of a complex disease with significant comorbidities and health impacts.
On Nov. 1 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET, join Benefits Canada and Novo Nordisk for a webinar that will dive into the science, misconceptions and complexities of this chronic disease. Join to learn about treatments that can contribute to improved outcomes and how plan sponsors can gain an understanding of how they can better support their plan members living with obesity.
Rami Halabi, medical science liaison, Novo Nordisk
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Need help? Have questions? Looking for something?
Reach out to CGIB - Dave Patriarche - dave@cgib.ca - 905-886-9203 |
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