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June 1, 2023

Disability Insurers Employers

What Employers Should Know About Mental Health Accommodations

: prolonged grief disorder and unspecified mood disorder. These additions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) have implications for employers, as they need to consider...

May 30, 2023

Disability Insurers Employers Lawyers

Ontario Court Reverses $249K Judgment Denying Worker’s LTD Benefits

$248,931 judgement against an employer who refused to pay long-term disability payments to a worker was overturned by the Ontario Court of Appeal due to the trial judge’s incorrect interpretation...

May 26, 2023

MVA Insurers

How Self-Driving Cars will Revolutionize the Industry

-driving cars have been making headlines in recent years, promising a future of safer and more efficient transportation. But beyond the obvious benefits for drivers, what impact will autonomous...

May 24, 2023

Disability Insurers Employers Lawyers

Medical Wait Times Cost $3.6 Billion in Lost Wages Last Year

. In Canada, one measure of the impact of these wait times is the value of time lost while waiting for treatment. Valuing only the hours lost during the […]

May 17, 2023

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Expert Links Rise in Mortality Rates to COVID-19 Vaccines

, a former managing director for the equity portfolio of Black Rock and author of the book Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022, shared his insights on the lingering rise in...

May 15, 2023

Disability Insurers Employers

Up to 4 Million People Are Out of Work Due to Long Covid.

, long COVID is keeping as many as four million working-age Americans out of their jobs. This staggering number highlights the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the labor market and the challenges faced...

May 4, 2023

Disability Insurers Employers

Record-High Long-Term Disability Claims

, there has been a significant increase in long-term job vacancies and worker absences due to illness or disability in Canada. In 2022, these numbers reached a record high, impacting both small and...

May 3, 2023

Disability Insurers Employers

COVID-19 Leading to Surge in Disability Claims

-19 pandemic continues to impact our daily lives, many are left wondering about the long-term effects of the virus. For workers in New Brunswick, the long-term effects of COVID-19 are not only a...

April 27, 2023

Lawyers

Ibuprofen Kills Thousands Every Year

“long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is ‘equally hazardous’ in terms of heart attack risk as use of the drug Vioxx, which was withdrawn due to its potential...

April 25, 2023

MVA Insurers

Top 5 Auto Fraud Claims of 2022

, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) released its list of the Top 5 most odd and unusual attempted insurance fraud claims. The public auto insurer’s special investigation unit busted hundreds...