Our industry-leading approach to fraud risk management has saved plan sponsors approximately $300 million between 2014 and 2024.1 Keep fraud prevention top of mind year-round with our 'Was that fraud?' quiz – a real-life scenario tool that helps your plan members better recognize and prevent benefits fraud and abuse.
Your employees' health needs continue to evolve. We get that. Throughout the first half of this year, we launched and enhanced key strategic resources, inclusive solutions, and innovative insights to help you prioritize their well-being in order to deliver the Best in Health solutions. As always, our focus is to help you create a workplace where your employees can thrive.
Here’s a snapshot of what's new.
Menopause support
To help your employees access care, we enhanced our Sun Life Virtual Care, by Dialogue2 product with dedicated menopause support at no additional cost.
Organizational Health initiative focused on women’s health
Our new Organizational Health initiative can help you turn your data into action to increase support and address women’s health risks in your workplace.
*For businesses with 50 or more employees.
Prescription Drug Coverage now includes CGMs
We harmonized coverage for Continuous Glucose Monitoring systems (CGMs). Since March 1, CGMs are covered under the prescription drug provisions of your Extended Health Care (EHC) plan.
Medical cannabis coverage
Earlier this year, we expanded our optional medical cannabis coverage to include chronic and neuropathic pain – at no additional cost to your plan.
Disability solutions: Evolving to improve outcomes
Disability management is getting more complex. We’ve put new initiatives in place to help tackle case complexities, promote early intervention and support faster recoveries.
Yukon National Pharmacare
The Yukon National Pharmacare program took effect on April 15, 2026. First-dollar coverage is now available for certain diabetes and contraceptive medications for eligible Yukon residents.
BC Pharmacare
On March 1, BC implemented the National Pharmacare Plan. This plan includes first-dollar coverage for select diabetes medications and menopausal hormone therapy medications.
Checking in on Generation Z
Our new report The kids are all grown up – Checking in on Generation Z explores distinct health challenges impacting Gen Z and the role group benefits play in supporting this generation.
The impact of poor sleep in the workplace
New research: Wake-up call. The hidden cost of poor sleep – and what we can do about it. In partnership with Ipsos, we identified key barriers to quality sleep and how group benefits can support sleep wellness.
Sun Life Benefits Explorer
In January we launched Sun Life Benefits Explorer – an advanced analytics dashboard. It provides data-driven insights into your group benefits plan’s utilization and performance, helping you understand and manage it more effectively.
New life insurance eClaims platform
We announced the launch of a new life insurance eClaims platform that transforms how plan sponsors and Third-Party Administrators submit claims. The platform eliminates paper submissions and significantly reduces processing errors.
Ongoing enhancements to mysunlife.ca
We're continuously enhancing mysunlife.ca to deliver a more intuitive experience for plan members. Simplified navigation makes it easier to access important features, such as coverage details, submitting claims, claim statements, and more.
Looking ahead to the rest of the year
As the year progresses, we’ll continue to deliver the Best in Health to help your employees thrive. We’re planning more innovative solutions and supports for the rest of 2026 – here’s what you can look forward to.
1 Sun life data, 2025
2 Dialogue is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada operating as a stand-alone entity. All representations about the services of Sun Life Virtual Care, by Dialogue, are those of Dialogue, Inc., and not Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada cannot guarantee the availability of the services and reserves the right to cancel the services with notice.
3 Dialogue is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada operating as a stand-alone entity. All representations about the services of Lumino Health Virtual Care, by Dialogue, are those of Dialogue, Inc., and not Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada cannot guarantee the availability of the services and reserves the right to cancel the services with notice.
4 Dialogue is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada operating as a stand-alone entity. All representations about the services of Sun Life Virtual Solutions, by Dialogue, are those of Dialogue, Inc., and not Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada cannot guarantee the availability of the services and reserves the right to cancel the services with notice.