Traditional group long term disability plans in Canada are centered around paying an employee for lost wages if their disability prevents them from earning an income.

But what happens when the employee can't work because their SPOUSE or CHILD is disabled and the employee is their caregiver? Should they be paid?

Beneplan CEO and Canadian group benefits expert Yafa Sakkejha speaks to Philippe Berberi, Vice President of Group Insurance of Humania Assurance, a Quebec-based 150 year old mutual insurance company. Philippe invented the concept of compassionate care LTD when his own mother had to retire form work to take care of her son, Philippe's brother, who developed cancer.

As one of the top 1% of actuaries in the world, Philippe used his powers for good (a Beneplan value) to bring a new product to market, embed it within existing LTD contracts, and choose not to charge new premium for it. He is truly a luminary and visionary in our industry and we are already seeing other insurance companies copy Philippe's great idea. To add compassionate care LTD, email service@beneplan.ca to request a quote from Beneplan & Humania.

Today, we talk about how supporting an entrepreneur in my personal life lead to 12 leads coming in (that I shared with other benefits advisors), doing mental math in your head, removing the fear of being black listed, and The Gruffalo.

Sonny wrote in to ask, 'what conversations or questions should we ask with a new client who is looking to set up a new employee benefit plan, or looking to leave their current group insurance broker?' Thanks for the question Sonny, and here's my take. Group benefits can be complex, especially in Canada, so we start with a 50,000 foot view and start to dig deeper from there.

In this unsponsored episode, Yafa Sakkejha, CEO of Beneplan, has a conversation with Mitch Hanlon, Vice President of Business Development at Claimsecure, to learn about their custom and unique Formulary Protect management program - plus how he started his own business, how he sold to business owners, and where he sees the industry going.

For Canadian employee benefits advisors: My attention as a business owner was caught when someone commented on my podcast, left us a google review, engaged with me on social media, saw me in my personal life in community work, and invited me to an offline event at the expense of the Canadian group insurance company.