April - Benefits and Pensions Monitor

ANNUAL DIRECTORY
GROUP BENEFITS
AXA ASSURANCES INC. Catherine Guizzardi,
Accountant Analyst; Ste. 700 - 2020 University St.,
Montreal, QC H3A 2A5 PH: 514-282-6817 x2304
Fax: 514-282-7422 eMail: catherine.guizzardi@
axa-canada.com Web: www.axa.ca Products &
Services: Critical Illness, Basic and Voluntary AD&D,
Worldwide Accident, Group Travel Accident Insurance,
Out-of-province/Worldwide Emergency
Excess Medical, Expatriate and Inpatriate Medical
BLUE CROSS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
CANADA Christine Thibault, Manager, Distributor
Relations; 644 Main St., Box 220, Moncton,
NB E1C 8L3 PH: 506-867-4215 Fax: 506-867-
4646 eMail: christine.thibault@bluecrosslife.ca
ALBERTA BLUE CROSS Ray Pisani, Vice-president,
Group, Individual & Government; 10009
108 St. N.W., Edmonton, AB T5J 3C5 PH: 780-
498-8500 Fax: 780-498-8989 eMail: rpisani@
ab.bluecross.ca Web: www.ab.bluecross.ca
Products & Services: Extended Health, Pay Direct
or Reimbursement Drug Plans, Dental, Life Insurance,
AD&D, WI, LTD, Critical Conditions Benefits,
Employee and Family Assistance Programs,
Health Spending Accounts, Taxable Spending
Accounts, Flexible Benefit Plans, Out-of-Canada
Emergency Medical, Drug Program Management,
Individual Health and Dental Plans
MANITOBA BLUE CROSS Andrew Yorke, President
& CEO; Box 1046, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2X7
PH: 204-775-0161 Fax: 204-774-1761 Web:
www.mb.bluecross.ca
MEDAVIE BLUE CROSS Laurier Fecteau, Senior
Vice-president, Private Business; 644 Main St.,
Box 200, Moncton, NB E1C 8L3 PH: 506-867-
4691 Fax: 506-867-4651 eMail: laurier.fecteau@
medavie.bluecross.ca Web: www.medavie.bluecross.ca
Products & Services: Hospital, Travel,
Extended Health, Pay Direct Drugs and Dental,
Reimbursement Drugs and Dental, Health Spending
Accounts, Health Risk Assessment, Employee
& Family Assistance Program, Attendance Support
Program, Enhanced/Wellness Benefit Modules,
Flex Benefits Plans, Web/Online Reporting,
Provider Claim Submissions over Web, Cost Plus
PACIFIC BLUE CROSS Morris Nord, Senior Vicepresident;
4250 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V6B
4M1 PH: 604-419-2005 Fax: 604-419-2014
eMail: mnord@pac.bluecross.ca Web: www.
pac.bluecross.ca Products & Services: Extended
Health, Dental, Pay Direct or Reimbursement
Drug Plans, Life Insurance, Optional Life, AD&D,
Dep Life, STD, LTD, Critical Illness, Health Spending
Accounts, EFAP, Out-of-country Emergency
Medical, Flex Benefit Plans, Web/Online Reporting,
Individual Plans for Health and Dental,
Health Risk Assessment, Wellness Programs
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SASKATCHEWAN BLUE CROSS Todd Peterson,
Vice-president, Sales & Marketing; Box 4030,
516 2nd Ave. N., Saskatoon, SK S7K 3T2 PH:
306-667-5425 Fax: 306-664-1945 eMail: tpeterson@sk.bluecross.ca
Web: www.sk.bluecross.
ca Products & Services: Health, Dental, Drugs,
Travel, Drug Card, EFAP, HSA, Vision Care, ASO,
Health Risk Assessment
CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CAN-
ADA Anna Liu, Controller; 55 Town Centre
Court, Ste. 606, Scarborough, ON M1P 4X4 PH:
416-290-6666 Fax: 416-290-0732 eMail: anna.
liu@cigna.com Web: www.cigna.com Products
& Services: Expatriates Benefits, Life, Medical,
Dental, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability,
Travel Accident AD&D, Personal Accident
CO-OPERATORS, THE Garry Herback, Vice-president,
Product & Distribution; 1920 College Ave.,
Regina, SK S4P 1C4 PH: 306-347-6270 Fax: 306-
347-6806 eMail: garry_herback@cooperators.ca
Web: www.cooperators.ca/groupbenefits Products
& Services: Dental Coverage/Online Dental
Claims, Drug Coverage/Drug Cards, Extended
Healthcare, Supplementary Hospital, Long-term
Disability, Disability Management Consulting,
Short-term Disability, AD&D, Employee Assistance
Program, Wellness Program, Critical Illness,
Health Spending Account, Rehabilitation
Services
DESJARDINS FINANCIAL SECURITY André
Simard, Vice-president, Sales, Group & Business
Insurance; 2, Complexe Desjardins, East
Tower, 23rd Fl., Montreal, QC H5B 1E2 PH: 514-
285-7888 or 800-363-3072 x7888 Fax: 514-
285-2442 eMail: asimard@dfs.ca Web: www.
desjardinsfinancialsecurity.com Products & Services:
Drug and Dental Insurance (Single Direct
Payment Card Available), Extended Healthcare
Insurance, Health Assistance Service, Absenteeism
Management Tools, Disability Insurance
(Long-term and Weekly Indemnity), Employee
Assistance Program (EAP), Disability Prevention
Program, Health and Wellness Program, Flexible
Benefits Administration Tools
EMPIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE
Jim Norris, Vice-president, Group Marketing;
800-2550 Victoria Park Ave., Toronto, ON M2J
5A9 PH: 416-494-6834 x4237 Fax: 416-494-
7224 eMail: jim.norris@empire.ca Web: www.
empire.ca Products & Services: Life, Optional
Life, AD&D, Dependant Life, Dependant AD&D,
Weekly Indemnity, Long-term Disability, Extended
Health, Dental Care, ASO Health and Dental
EQUITABLE LIFE OF CANADA, THE Karen
Mason, Senior Vice-president, Group; One Westmount
Rd. N., Waterloo, ON N2J 4C7 PH: 800-
722-6615 Fax: 519-883-7421 eMail: kmason@
equitable.ca Web: www.equitable.ca Products &
Services: Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Longterm
Disability, Extended Healthcare, Dental,
Healthcare Spending Account
GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
Jeff Macoun, Senior Vice-president, Group Sales
& Marketing; 60 Osborne St. N., Winnipeg, MB
R3C 3A5 PH: 204-946-2927 Fax: 204-946-7305
eMail: jeff.macoun@greatwestlife.com Web:
www.greatwestlife.com Products & Services:
Dental, Drugs, Extended Health, Supplementary
Hospital, Long-term Disability, Short-term Disability,
AD&D, Life and Optional Life, Critical Illness,
Flexible Benefit Plans, Employee Assistance
Programs, Drug Cards, Rehabilitation Services,
Communication Materials, Electronic Enrolment,
Preferred Provider Network
GREEN SHIELD CANADA Steve Moffatt, Vicepresident,
Sales & Marketing; 5140 Yonge St., Ste.
2100, Toronto, ON M2N 6L7 PH: 416-221-7001
x247 Fax: 416-733-1955 eMail: steve.moffatt@
greenshield.ca Web: greenshield.ca Products &
Services: Dental, Drug (including Pay-direct and
Deferred), Extended Health (including Vision),
Emergency Travel Assistance, Flexible Benefits,
Healthcare Spending Account, Personal (Taxable)
Spending Account, Wellness Programs, Employee
and Family Assistance Plans, Legal Assistance, Individual
Health and Dental, Group Conversion, Drug
Cards, Proprietary Adjudication System, White
Label Claims Systems, Preferred Provider Networks
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