Professionals and Business Owners

When we talk about building a more inclusive workplace, there’s one area that often gets overlooked: women’s health. Despite making up over half of Canada’s population, women continue to face systemic gaps in how health and wellness benefits are designed and delivered in the workplace. From common but overlooked conditions to the broader impact of life stage transitions, it’s time for employers to re-evaluate how their benefit plans and workplace policies support the women in their workforce. “

Starting your journey as a medical student is both exciting and demanding. With long hours, intense study schedules and the pressure to excel, thinking about insurance might not be at the top of your list. But safeguarding your financial future is crucial — that’s where NFP comes in. While you focus on taking care of others, we’re here to help take care of you. “We know the unique challenges medical students face and the importance of protecting your income throughout your career," says Adam Gu

The role of employers in supporting mental health has evolved dramatically in recent years, and this shift has only accelerated since the pandemic. Alecia Henderson, senior vice president of Corporate Benefits at NFP, an Aon Company, highlights that while mental health was already a growing focus for plan sponsors before 2020, the events of recent years have deepened this conversation. “Employees increasingly expect their employers to play an active role in supporting their mental health,” Hend

In recent years, a troubling trend has emerged in Canada’s insurance industry: ghost insurance brokers — unlicensed individuals selling fake or fraudulent insurance policies — are preying on unsuspecting consumers. Ghost brokers operate by creating counterfeit insurance policies, tampering with legitimate ones or selling falsified documents. They target vulnerable individuals, especially new drivers, high-risk motorists and others unfamiliar with Canadian insurance processes, such as newcomers

While consistency is key in many areas of your global employee benefits strategy, your benefits offering will need to be tweaked for each of your location.

NFP’s global employee benefits team shares their top tips to achieve a level of consistency within your business’ international employee benefits strategy.

When the Wall Street Journal reported on the harmful effects of toxic workplaces on employee mental and physical health in October, they turned to NFP for survey data published in NFP's 2022 US Benefit Trend Report. Centred around U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's finding that toxic workplaces are harmful to workers, the article referenced organizations' well-being spend as collected by our annual employer benefits survey. Consistent with NFP's expertise, the article highlighted the role

The onset of the pandemic disrupted our day-to-day lives and many of us had to quickly relearn how to integrate different parts of our lives in the most seamless way possible. Now, as businesses begin to strategize their return-to-work plans, a new challenge arises for human resources professionals across various industries: return-to-work anxiety. According to a global survey conducted by the Human Resource Executive, 100 per cent of 4,553 full-time employees in France, Germany, Britain,