Living Benefits

RBC suspends permanent insurance

RBC is suspending new sales of its permanent insurance products effective June 23, 2012.

By Vikram Barhat |June 14, 2012

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Manitoba’s new tax on life insurance hurts clients: CLHIA

Manitoba has proposed a new retail sales tax (RST) on individual disability insurance, critical-illness insurance and group disability insurance.

By Suzanne Sharma |June 14, 2012

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Say goodbye to GMWB as you knew it

The clock is ticking for you to get your clients locked into guaranteed income products, as insurers continue to re-jig contracts, suspend sales or just get out of the business altogether.

By Staff |June 11, 2012

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Keep staff happy with benefit plans

Many employees place almost as much value on workplace benefits as they do on salary. In a 2011 survey asking Canadians if they’d forgo them for a $20,000 raise, 56% said they’d keep their benefits.

By Stuart Foxman |June 4, 2012

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