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To make informed decisions about health and dental insurance, you need to start by getting the facts. Reading our collection of articles about health and dental insurance in Canada will help you save time and money as you discover more about how insurance works, and how the choices you make now will affect you in the future.

Do Your Remote Workers Need Health Insurance? Yes.

If you run a business in the insurance and finance sector or offer professional, scientific, or technical services, you may have adapted to a work-from-home or hybrid work model for your team [+]

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Are You Travelling with a Pre-Existing Condition? Read Your Insurance Fine Print.

If you are like 34% of Canadians, your travel plans started with an online search as you eagerly browsed the reviews and travel deal websites for a chance to escape on your [+]

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PRISM’s Personalized Counselling Matching Tool Is Better Than A Dating App

Swipe left or right… that may be a way to find a date, but it can be harder to find the right therapist. Searching for answers online as you struggle with emotions [+]

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Discover The Great Value Of Health Plus™ Insurance Coverage

SBIS is excited to introduce new health insurance options from Health Plus! At SBIS, we know you want health insurance coverage that best fits your budget and your needs — and you [+]

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DEI – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Your Health Insurance Benefit Plan

It’s important to incorporate a culture that stresses diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into your small business. Experts say that a business’ willingness to foster diverse opinions and perspectives allows for enhanced [+]

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Top 5 Travel Emergency Medical Insurance Claims (And Why You Need Travel Insurance)

You think it won’t happen to you or your travel companions – but emergency medical situations do happen when you travel.  Here are the top five types of claims travellers make according [+]

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Do Your Health Benefits Meet The Diverse And Evolving Needs Of Your Employees?

There are many forces that have led Canadians to expect more medical care and protection against its rising cost including an ever-accelerating pace of scientific and technological discovery that has offered new [+]

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Does Your Financial Plan Cover Serious Health Financial Expenses? It Should.

Estate plans play a critical role as we age. According to IG Wealth Management’s (IG) estate planning study released in May 2023, only one-quarter (25 per cent) of Canadians have an estate [+]

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Workplace Dental Insurance Can Help Keep Your Customers Smiling

As a small business employer, its important to understand the connection between oral health and your employees’ overall well-being. It’s not just cavities that are a problem. Gum disease that continues to [+]

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Let GMS Health Insurance Help You Live Well With LifeWorks

GMS has been in the business of protecting Canadians with health insurance for 70 plus years. Over that time, GMS has evolved their health insurance coverage to meet your changing needs. That’s [+]

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I’m Retiring! How Do I Continue Having Health Insurance When I Leave My Job?

Just one look at Canadian statistics, and it is clear that more people are retiring, and many at a younger age. During 2020 and 2021, more than 650,000 Canadians joined the 65-plus [+]

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Get New Free Pharmacy Delivery With PRISM® Health Insurance

With the growing trend of digital health and the continuing vital role that prescription drugs play in our lives, SBIS’ exclusive PRISM health and dental plans now give you access to The [+]

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Four Reasons Why Women Need and Buy Health and Dental Insurance

As a woman, leading a full and healthy life involves emotional, social, cultural, spiritual, and physical well-being. While Canadians are among the healthiest people in the world and the life expectancy of [+]

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Orthodontics – How To Use Your Plan for Amazing Results

Do you smile when someone takes your picture? Do you give a close-lipped, tight smile in hopes that no one will guess your smile isn’t quite as perfect as you’d like it [+]

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Suddenly Becoming A Common-Law Couple? Great! It Makes Common-Sense To Get Health Insurance

Since Statistics Canada first began tracking common law couples 40 years ago, there’s been enormous growth in the number of couples that are living common law – multiplying over five times in [+]

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Health Insurance Tips To Prepare Your Kids For Back-To-School Success

Our children get sick more often than we do because their immune systems are not as developed. At back-to-school time, you may worry about things like your child’s academic performance but its [+]

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Three Ways to Save Money on Dental Insurance Coverage

We also have coverage for dental surgery performed in hospitals, depending on the province. But what about basic dental care? Dental care is crucial to living a healthy life, and unfortunately, the [+]

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Will Changes to Provincial Dental Insurance Coverage Affect You?

One need look no further than the recent announcement from the Government of Ontario for examples of what those changes can mean to residents of each province. Ontario Dental Insurance Changes Quietly, [+]

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Dental Insurance Facts

Since provincial health insurance plans do not provide coverage for routine dental care (with a few exceptions for children and low-income individuals), Canadian residents must either pay out of pocket or purchase [+]

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Find Out How to Get a Dental Insurance Quote

While there are many factors to evaluate when choosing a plan for you and your family, cost is often one of the most important considerations. There are a variety of ways you [+]

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What do I Need to Know Before I Purchase Dental Insurance?

A Dental Insurance Plan can provide the coverage you need to make visits to the dentist a part of your usual routine so you can maintain a happy and healthy smile for [+]

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How Affordable is Dental Insurance?

However, even if you are diligent about brushing and flossing at home, routine trips to the dentist are essential to maintaining good oral health. Because good oral health and overall good health [+]

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Make Dental Insurance Easy With 4 Simple Steps

Good oral health is an important component of good overall health. Experts agree that regular visits to the dentist are critical for maintaining good oral health. In fact, 48% of people who [+]

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How Will I Cover Dental Care Costs in Retirement?

Preparing for this monumental leap is a lot easier once you know all your ducks are in a row. For example, when you made plans for your income in retirement, were increased [+]

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Get Your Travel Insurance To The US Because You Select To Travel

Relief and excitement are just two of the emotions felt by so many Canadians ready to travel to the U.S.  Whether you are vaccinated or not, the decision to travel across the [+]

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Don’t Worry — Travel Insurance Can Cover You If Your Health Has Changed

A standard emergency medical travel insurance policy will include coverage for pre-existing medical conditions — provided you meet the insurer’s stability requirements. What does that mean? That means it is important to [+]

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How To Prepare For Travelling Safely: Get Valuable Travel Insurance Protection

Travelweek surveyed 3,000 Canadians in June 2021 on their travel plans. Their findings? As soon as travel restrictions are lifted after the pandemic is over 1/3rd of those surveyed say they will [+]

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Don’t Underestimate The Importance Of Visitors To Canada Travel Insurance

Regardless of whether your visiting friends or family are going to be here for a few days, a few months, or a couple of years, emergency medical insurance for visitors to Canada [+]

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Get The Perfect 2-Day Multi Trip Travel Insurance For Your Cross-Border Trips

If you get sick or injured while travelling, your provincial government healthcare provides limited coverage for medical treatment and hospital costs outside of Canada. Provincial healthcare plans don’t cover expenses like ambulance [+]

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Travel Insurance For Grandparents Traveling With Grandchildren

Planning a special trip with your grandchildren can be one of the best lifetime experiences. With children, anything can happen. That’s why pre-planning and buying travel insurance is a smart move when [+]

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Travelling Between Provinces This Summer? Stay Protected With Travel Insurance

Are ready to explore the amazing and beautiful feast for the senses that our country has to offer? Whether it’s visiting our magnificent national parks, a do-it-yourself tour of one of our [+]

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Twelve Facts You Should Know About COVID-19 Emergency Medical Travel Insurance

If you plan on travelling during this pandemic, it is vital to protect yourself trip by trip with emergency medical coverage that includes COVID-19 expenses. Why is travel insurance important? Travel insurance [+]

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What’s New in the World of Dental Patient Technology?

In fact, the red and white striped barber pole we’ve all seen originates from this. The red represented blood and the white represented bandages. You could get your hair cut and a [+]

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Is Destination Dentistry Really a Thing?

No matter what the reasons are for Canadians to consider seeking treatment outside the country, it would seem that it’s a rising trend. But what about travelling abroad for dental care? Are [+]

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Taking Care of your Dentures

However, if you’re currently a denture wearer, or if you and your dentist have come to the conclusion that partial or full dentures are the right choice for you, proper care can [+]

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Keep Kids Safe this Summer

Before you send them out the door, keep a few safety tips in mind to make sure this summer is a fun one for everyone! Water Safety is No Joke! The local [+]

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Stop Gum Disease in its Tracks

Childhood illnesses, chronic diseases and indicators about the diet can be detected in a person’s teeth long after they’ve passed. A specialist can tell if a person experienced malnourishment or excess hundreds, [+]

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Road Trip Rules for Families

  Before you set off on a big adventure this summer, be sure to review these road trip rules for families. Keep Active Just about every rest stop in North America has [+]

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Got Braces? Get them off Faster!

  Once you have arranged payment for the treatment with the coverage that you are eligible for through your health and dental insurance plan, the next step is making sure your braces [+]

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5 Tips for Healthy Summer Living

Before we get too far into the festivities, it’s a good time to review a few ways to stay safe and healthy in the summer. Tips for Healthy Living in the Summer [+]

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