Site Search
899 results for access portal here MAKEMUR.com son locked up need him home today payment HMP Chelmsford
-
Crunch the numbers with Equitable Life’s Online Calculators
Whether helping your client determine net worth or reviewing to see if your client’s retirement plan is on track, Equitable Life® is here to help with our online calculators. These number crunching tools can help you answer some of those challenging questions you get asked by your clients. From an RSP loan calculator to home budgeting to even figuring out if your client will be a future millionaire, check out our latest tools.
Each week in March, we will be sharing an online calculator from our list.Share calculators using your Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn account.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Abbey and Ben enjoy being with friends and family. They are always ready to hit the town and have some fun. Sometimes, they run short on money at the end of each month.
Did you know?
One of the most important aspects of controlling a budget is knowing where the money goes. Check out Equitable Life’s Home Budget Calculator.
-
EZcomplete Non-Face-to-Face enhancement
An EZ way to conduct your out-of-town businessYou asked for it, we built it: a solution for your non face-to-face business. EZcomplete® allows you to conduct your non face-to-face business easily and quickly with your clients providing their signature remotely on their own device.
How does it work?
EZcomplete walks you through the electronic signature process. EZcomplete allows your clients to sign remotely using their own device for non-face-to-face applications. You only need to enter their email address and provide them with a secret passcode to securely access the documents to review and sign.
Just another reason to do business with Equitable Life®
EZcomplete makes it easy to process your non-face-to-face applications and do business with Equitable Life.
Login to EquiNet® and click on the EZcomplete icon on the menu bar
® denotes a trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
-
Coming soon – 2024 Product Updates
What’s changing?
Updates include changes/enhancements to our flagship Equimax® Par Whole Life product, Evidence of Insurability Schedule and more. A detailed summary of all the changes will be available on October 8, 2024.
The Transition Rules, for handling new and in-progress life applications, are effective October 5, 2024.
Need more information?
Contact your Equitable wholesaler. Watch for more details on October 8.
® or ™ denotes a trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
-
Yukon to implement national pharmacare on April 15
The Yukon territory will implement the first phase of its pharmacare program via the National Pharmacare Act, also known as Bill C64 (Act), on April 15, 2026.
The Yukon joins Manitoba, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, who have already implemented the first phase of their own programs. All signed bilateral pharmacare agreements with the federal government last year.
National pharmacare coverage details
The Government of Canada will provide universal access to contraceptive and most diabetes medications for Yukon residents. This funding will also improve access to diabetes devices and supplies.
Yukon residents will receive public coverage for a range of contraceptives and diabetes medications at little to no cost.
Many diabetes medications, such as metformin, insulin, sulfonylureas and SGLT-2 inhibitors, will be fully covered under the Yukon pharmacare program. Some diabetes medications will only be partially covered.
Effective April 15, 2026, Equitable will no longer cover drugs that are eligible for coverage under Yukon pharmacare.
What will Equitable plan members need to do?
Coverage under the Yukon pharmacare program will be provided automatically at the pharmacy counter.
Equitable group benefits plan members simply need to present a prescription for a covered medication to their pharmacist. The pharmacist will charge the provincial plan directly for the relevant medications.
Where do GLP-1 drugs fit in?
GLP-1 agonist drugs, such as Ozempic, will not be covered under Yukon pharmacare. Equitable plan members who are prescribed this type of drug to treat diabetes must try a first-line diabetic treatment before we can deem them eligible for coverage of the GLP-1 agonist under their Equitable group plan.
Plan members who are already taking a GLP-1 agonist to treat diabetes and have previously received coverage under their Equitable group plan will continue to be eligible for coverage. New plan members or plan members with new prescriptions for GLP-1 agonists must provide us proof that they’ve tried a first-line diabetic treatment to be eligible—unless we already have a previous record of their insulin use. Proof can be either a past receipt or a claim statement.
Our priority is supporting the best outcomes for plan sponsors and their members. We are working with TELUS Health, our pharmacy benefits manager, to keep you updated as more details become available.
-
Equitable Life added the Mackenzie Global Strategic Income Fund to Pivotal Select
On June 7, 2021, Equitable Life® launched five additional funds to the Pivotal Select™ segregated funds lineup. Included in the launch is the Mackenzie Global Strategic Income Fund. Designed to deliver growth and income to investors, the underlying fund objective seeks income with the potential for long-term capital growth by investing primarily in fixed-income and/or income-oriented equity securities of issuers anywhere in the world.
At Equitable Life, we pride ourselves on offering quality products. This means always reviewing our investment fund lineup. This fund, along with the other new funds are available on all Pivotal Select load types and guarantee classes, providing you and your clients with even more choice and flexibility.
To learn more about Mackenzie Global Strategic Income Fund, join us on Tuesday, June 22 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT to hear Eric Glover, AVP Investment Director and Hadiza Djataou, VP Investment Director, from Mackenzie Investments, highlight the balanced solution that this fund can bring to your client’s investment portfolio.
Click here to register!
Want to learn more about our new funds? Contact your Regional Investment Sales Manager today.
® and ™ denotes a registered trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.
- [pdf] Levelize the tax on your fixed income investments with participating whole life (individual clients)
-
January 2024 eNews
In this issue:
- Equitable scores high marks with group advisors*
- REMINDER: Equitable's National Biosimilar Program starts in March*
- 2024 dental fee guide updates*
- Homewood Health wins HR Reporter Reader's Choice award for EFAP excellence*
Equitable scores high marks with group advisors*
Equitable ranked first for operational service among major group insurers in a recent study of Canadian group benefits advisors.
NMG Consulting, a leading global consulting firm, conducted in-depth interviews with 146 Canadian group benefits brokers, consultants, MGAs and third-party administrators between May and August 2023 for its annual Canadian Group Benefits Study. Based on these interviews, NMG ranked group insurers in six categories, ranging from operational management to technology.
Nationally, Equitable ranked among the top three in five of the six main categories, including number one for Operational Management:Category Ranking Operational management 1st Initiatives (including seminars & training) 2nd Technology 3rd Underwriting & claims management 3rd Relationship management 3rd
“Advisors regard us highly in many categories. That’s a testament to our mutual status and ability to focus exclusively on our clients and advisor partnerships,” said Marc Avaria, Executive Vice President, Group Insurance Division. “We are truly working together to build strong, enduring and aligned partnerships with our clients and advisors.”
“We’re delighted with these results and are committed to continuously advancing our delivery of a better benefits experience for our clients and advisors,” added Avaria.More highlights from the latest NMG survey
Nationally, we ranked first in seven subcategories in Operational Management, including:- Overall service to intermediaries,
- Overall service to plan sponsors,
- New quote process,
- Plan implementation,
- Renewal process,
- Accuracy and timeliness of reporting and billing, and
- Administration quality and responsiveness
And we were rated strongly in Technology, finishing in the top three for:- Overall technology for Intermediary (2nd)
- Member experience (3rd)
- Quality of technology for the plan sponsor (2nd)
- Quality of mobile application (2nd)
REMINDER: Equitable's National Biosimilar Program starts in March*
In October 2023 we announced the upcoming launch of our national biosimilar program. Starting March 1, 2024, we are expanding our biosimilar switch initiatives to provide a single, nationwide** program.
Why we’re making the switch
Over the past few years, most provinces have introduced policies to delist some originator biologic drugs. They require most patients to switch to biosimilar versions of those drugs to be eligible for coverage under their public drug plans. Soon, it is expected that all provincial drug plans will cover only biosimilars.
Equitable’s National Biosimilar Program simplifies drug plan coverage by replacing our provincial programs. It also protects clients from additional drug costs while offering access to lower-cost biosimilars deemed equally safe and effective by Health Canada.
How will this affect clients' drug plans?
Because we have already introduced biosimilar switch initiatives in most provinces, the impact of this change will be minimal. It will primarily affect plan members in provinces or territories where we haven’t already required the switch to biosimilars. It will also affect plan members who are taking biosimilars that were not originally included in the switch initiative for their province.
Regardless of where they live, plan members across Canada will no longer be eligible for most originator biologic drugs if they have a condition for which Health Canada has approved a lower-cost biosimilar version of the drug. Plan members already taking the originator biologic will be required to switch to a biosimilar version of the drug to maintain coverage under their Equitable plan. We will support their transition with education, personalized communication, and resources.
Advance notice for plan members
We contacted affected claimants in early December to give them enough time to change their prescriptions and avoid any interruptions in their treatment or their coverage.
If you have any questions about this change, please contact your Group Account Executive or myFlex Account Executive.
** Excludes plan members in Quebec who participate in a separate provincial program.
2024 dental fee guide updates*
Each year, Provincial and Territorial Dental Associations publish fee guides. Equitable uses these guides to help determine the reimbursement limits for dental procedures.
For your reference, you may wish to refer to the 2024 list of the average dental fee increases for general practitioners.
Homewood Health wins HR Reporter Reader's Choice award for EFAP excellence*
Equitable is proud to congratulate our Employee and Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) partner, Homewood Health®, for winning the Canadian HR Reporter 2023 Reader’s Choice Award in Employee Assistance Plan services. Homewood’s EFAP provides confidential support for a range of health, family, money, and work issues through face-to-face, phone, email, chat, or video counselling. The award recognizes their high standards in counselling and mental health support services.
The annual Reader’s Choice Awards identify organizations that provide outstanding expertise and services for HR professionals and employers across Canada. Those organizations provide valuable information on useful, innovative HR and employee benefits products and programs, in categories such as recruitment, mental health services, employee engagement programs, and more.
Sharing Homewood Health with your clients
Since 2019, we have worked with Homewood to provide mental health services for Equitable benefits plan members.
Your clients can access Homewood Health’s award-winning EFAP for an additional fee by adding it to their benefits plan. Services are available 24/7, 365 days a year.
All Equitable clients also have free access to Homewood Health Online in their benefits plan. Homewood Online provides a variety of helpful wellness resources, including:
- Homeweb, an online and mobile health and wellness portal,
- Health Risk Assessment, a group of assessment tools to help plan members identify and overcome health and wellness barriers, and
- Online Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) through Sentio to manage symptoms of anxiety and/or depression.
Questions
To learn more about Homewood Health’s services, contact your Group Account Executive or myFlex Account Executive.
- [pdf] Balancing need and affordability
- [pdf] EQUITABLE LIFE: Stability you can count on
-
Equitable Life Savings & Retirement Webinar Series welcomes Franklin Templeton
In 2021, Equitable Life’s® S&R team will spotlight various aspects of our competitive fund lineup and product offerings. Each webinar in the series will feature a new topic. This series will also give advisors an opportunity to:- learn more about various products and product features,
- hear from industry professionals,
- learn about investment strategies; and so much more.
Join your host Joseph Trozzo, Investment Sales Vice President and Franklin Templeton. Equitable Life is pleased to highlight access to the Bissett Monthly Income and Growth Fund Select, Bissett Canadian Equity Fund and Bissett Dividend Income Fund in the Pivotal Select™ segregated fund line-up.
Learn More