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The Type of Surgery That is Not a Medical Emergency - Elective Surgery

Doctors often perform emergency surgery to prevent a patient from dying. At other times, elective surgery is needed to restore a patient’s qualify of life. Sometimes people choose elective cosmetic surgery to enhance their looks. Read on to learn more about the different types of surgery – and...

January 24, 2022

The Many Expenses You Can Claim with a Health Spending Account

Unlike many traditional insurance plans, a Health Spending Account offers 100% coverage on a wide range of expenses...even the pricey ones. If you're tired of not being...

You Need To Know: How to Get Health Insurance for My Small Business

If you’re a small business owner in Canada, you have access to a provincial health plan. But that doesn’t cover everything – and health care costs are on the rise. There...

The Small Business Alternative to Group Insurance

A potential alternative to group insurance is the Health Spending Account (HSA). The product is being used by thousands of small business owners to control their cost and...

Experienced Canadian Contractors Choose This Health Benefits Plan

As a Canadian contractor, you can arrange for private insurance to pay for medical bills that provincial medicare programs don't cover. However, it's often an unpleasant...

The Go-To Alternative for Employers Struggling with Rising Plan Costs

The medical needs of a 25-year-old single person vary considerably from those of a 46-year-old, married with children. But small companies don't often have the size, scale or...

Health Insurance for a Family Business Doesn't Need to Be Complicated

As an owner of a family business, you can arrange for private insurance to pay for medical bills that provincial medicare programs don't cover. However, it is often an...

The Secret Solution to Health Insurance for Home Based Business Owners

Finding health insurance is a huge challenge for most small business owners. Most small firms don’t have enough employees to qualify for affordable group insurance rates,...

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Affordable Medical Insurance for Independent Contractors & Consultants

Many Canadians work as independent contractors or consultants across a wide variety of fields. Contractors and consultants usually have more freedom, flexibility and...

The Basics of Filing a Disability Insurance Claim in Canada

Disability insurance pays monthly benefits to covered workers who become unable to perform the duties of their job for medical reasons. Unfortunately, the process of filing...

What You Need to Know about Applying for Disability Insurance

When an individual applies for insurance coverage, he or she is essentially asking the insurance company to take on the potential risk of having to pay a claim in the future....