We are very pleased to welcome Shaheeda Nagil to the Etherington Generations team as our new Client Service and Underwriting Assistant. Shaheeda brings with her many years of experience in the insurance world and will be a valuable addition to our organization.

Etherington Generations is looking to hire someone with fantastic customer service skills, who enjoys working with people, is organized, efficient, savors resolving servicing challenges and has some experience in the insurance industry. To download a pdf of the posting please click here  

Did you know that Canadian’s spent more than $28 Billion on prescription drugs in 2012 – ranking us with the second highest per capita drug costs in the world!  This is a serious issue facing Canadians and benefit plan sponsors alike. Andre Picard from the Globe & Mail wrote an excellent article on the Canadian […]

Visit the attached link from the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada and click on the “Assess Your Risk” button for an excellent health risk questionnaire. Click here

We are often asked by our clients how they should handle their defined benefit pension when they switch jobs, see plans changed or before they are able to draw the income. John Heinzl from the Globe & Mail has an interesting perspective, Click here to read the article

As more and more organizations embrace a culture of workplace wellness, one of the challenges HR teams must determine is what type of program to initiate and what are the desired outcomes? Attached is an interesting article from Benefits Canada that addresses some of these topics: Click here to read the article  

Etherington Generations is very proud of our Chairman Brian Etherington for being awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal which is being presented to Canadians for their dedicated service to their peers, their community and to Canada.  Way to go Bri – well deserved!    

Are Canadians prepared for the heavy price of long term care costs associated with our ageing demographics.  An interesting article in the Globe & Mail that discusses some of the issues facing us. 

Some interesting statistics on the decline of overall wealth in the United States between 2007-2010. Food for thought – if Canada is in a housing bubble are our finances any better prepared to weather the storm? Click here to read the article.    

An interesting article on the forces driving the insurance companies to raise the costs of permanent insurance … How to explain insurance rate increases | Advisor.ca.