Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic

The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic has provided over 25 years assisting the insurance industry by providing professional third-party disability case management services for claimants applying for the Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan disability benefit.

AstraZeneca Canada

AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business with a focus on the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines that transform lives. Our primary scientific focus is in Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic (CVRM) disease; Oncology; Rare Disease; Respiratory & Immunology; and Vaccine & Immune-Therapies.
Across Canada, the company employs approximately 1,800 people, and recently announced a major expansion of our Mississauga-based Research & Development Hub and the creation of a new Alexion Development Hub focused on rare diseases. AstraZeneca has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2024, one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures 2024, and designated a Top Employer in the GTA for 10 consecutive years. For more information, please visit www.astrazeneca.ca

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Beard Winter LLP

Beard Winter is a multi-service, mid-sized law firm located in downtown Toronto. Our unwavering commitment to clients is the foundation of our history since 1964. Our Life/Disability/Health (LDH) team has years of experience advising domestic and international insurers on their litigation defence needs in this emerging area of practice. The LDH professionals at Beard Winter LLP understand, through our service to numerous institutional clients, that vigorous and exacting defences are crucial in this highly specialized and aggressively expanding area of law.

Canadian Chiropractic Association

The Canadian Chiropractic Association is the national voice for chiropractors, Canada's trusted professionals for spine, muscle, and nervous system health.

EvolutionIQ

EvolutionIQ is the leading AI-powered claims guidance solution for group disability, individual disability, and workers’ compensation markets worldwide. The software's explainable AI pinpoints the most impactful claims and suggests the best next steps to ensure claimants receive timely support on their path to recovery. Among EvolutionIQ's clients are Prudential, Principal, Metlife, New York Life, Sun Life, Sedgwick and many others. MunichRe has partnered with EvolutionIQ to encourage the companies it reinsures to adopt AI for more efficient claims management. And, industry software leaders like Guidewire and Majesco have partnered with EvolutionIQ to integrate its AI-powered claims guidance capabilities into their platforms. For more information visit www.evolutioniq.com or email us at sales@evolutioniq.com.

FastTrack

FastTrack – a division of Kamine Technology Group (KTG) – has been a market leader in providing intelligent, automated claims management solutions and services to the Life & Disability insurance vertical since 2012. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, FastTrack’s unique blend of technology, AI, and decades of insurance subject matter expertise has secured key partnerships with many of North America’s Group and Individual insurance carriers. FastTrack’s comprehensive suite of made-for-insurance Intelligent Automation Tools is revolutionizing claim management/process operations by eliminating up to 90% of manual administrative tasks, implementing auto-administrative and adjudication pathways, creating data-rich digitized claimant profiles that reduce risk and accelerate claim decisions by 30-40%, with direct savings on carriers reserves and interest expenses all while freeing up mission-critical resources and vastly improving the claims journey experience for claimants, beneficiaries, employers, agents/brokers, examiners, and more.

Medavie Blue Cross

Medavie Blue Cross is a leading all-in-one private health insurer and public health program administrator that insures and manages health, dental, travel, life and disability benefits for individuals and organizations across Canada, reaching nearly 1 in 10 Canadians. We are the largest Blue Cross plan in the country, a key stakeholder to CLHIA, and prominent in Atlantic Canada where the conference is taking place. Additionally, we have subject matter experts attending the event for speaking engagements with attendees. We look forward to being a key sponsor and participant at the event.

SAS

The insurance sector has been undergoing radical change, driven by growing customer service expectations and opportunities presented by digital innovation. To stay relevant, insurers must become hyperintelligent, AI-driven organizations. They must provide personalized, trusted customer experiences and innovative risk solutions while managing costs and meeting compliance requirements. SAS has a strong presence in the industry, with insurers successfully using our advanced, cloud-native analytics in customer marketing and servicing, pricing and underwriting, claims and fraud management, as well as compliance and financial management. We offer a range of implementation options supported by an extensive catalog of services to deliver quick wins and rapid ROI.

MunichRe

Munich Re, Canada (Life) is a leading reinsurer in Canada, with a significant market position in all lines of Life and Health reinsurance. We service clients across Canada, as well as the Caribbean and surrounding regions, from offices in Toronto and Montreal. Munich Re’s Life and Health business in Canada is written by a well-established, full-service branch within the Munich Re Group. We are investing to be the leading digital, data-driven reinsurer. Throughout the insurance value chain, we are focused on driving digital transformation and innovation – all with the goal of bringing unique value to our insurance partners.

SCOR

SCOR, a leading global reinsurer, offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk”, SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society.
SCOR offers its clients AA-level security and holds a rating of AA- or equivalent from Fitch, Moody’s and AM Best and of A+ from S&P.
The Group generated premiums of more than EUR 17.5 billion in 2021 and serves clients in more than 160 countries from its 36 offices worldwide.

Stewart McKelvey

Stewart McKelvey is Atlantic Canada’s largest full-service law firm with six offices across four provinces. We are leaders in providing the valued legal advice and innovative solutions clients need to solve their challenges now and in the future. By thinking forward, we guide our clients with a forward focus by solving their business challenges, avoiding future risks and identifying new opportunities. We lead clients and the practice of law forward.

GSK

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. Our bold ambitions for patients are reflected in new commitments to growth and a step-change in performance. We prioritize innovation in vaccines and specialty medicines, maximizing the increasing opportunities to prevent and treat disease. At the heart of this is our R&D focus on the science of the immune system, human genetics and advanced technologies, and our world-leading capabilities in vaccines – having the broadest vaccines portfolio in the industry - and medicines development. In Canada, GSK employs over 1,450 full time employees across the country. We are headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, and have a regional business office in Montreal, Quebec, as well as a manufacturing facility and administrative office in Sainte-Foy, Quebec. Since 2001, GSK has invested more than $2 billion in vaccine and pharmaceutical R&D in Canada, including over $109 million in 2022 alone. GSK has invested more than $21 million in 54 active clinical trials across Canada, involving 3,700 subjects in 2022. LEARN MORE: Website: www.gsk.ca Twitter: @gskca LinkedIn: GSK

Majesco

As an industry leader, we don’t believe in managing risk by avoiding change. We embrace change, even cause it, to get and stay ahead of risk. With 900+ successful implementations, we are uniquely qualified to bridge the gap between a traditional insurance industry approach and a pure digital mindset. We give customers the confidence to decide, the products to perform, and the follow-through to execute.Majesco is the partner P&C and L&AH insurers choose to create and deliver outstanding experiences for customers. We combine our technology and insurance experience to anticipate what is next, without losing sight of what’s important now. Over 350 insurers, from greenfields and startups to some of the world’s largest insurers, rely on Majesco’s SaaS platforms solutions of core, data, analytics, digital, and rich ecosystem of partners to create their next now. For more information, please visit www.majesco.com

Merck

At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Optimum Reinsurance Inc.

Timely service and client-centric solutions are at the heart of everything we do. We build important long-term partnerships with our valued clients to develop together a mutually beneficial future. We are a full-service life and health reinsurer for individual and group insurance, as well as a pioneer and leader in travel reinsurance. We offer technical expertise, tailored solutions and reinsurance capacity. Since 1973, we serve our clients across Canada from our offices in Montréal, Québec and Toronto, Ontario. Our financial strength rating is “A” (Excellent) with a stable outlook and we are the only reinsurer in Canada controlled by Canadian interests.

Pfizer

Pfizer Canada is the Canadian operation of Pfizer Inc., one of the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies. We strive to profoundly impact the health of Canadians through the discovery, development and delivery of medicines and vaccines. Our diverse portfolio offers a broad range of benefits and solutions to meet the needs of Canadians. Pfizer’s innovative portfolio focuses on the discovery and development of new medicines and vaccines. By focusing on the best science and patient experience, Pfizer’s leadership and significant investments support faster delivery of breakthrough medicines that can fulfill unmet needs. Pfizer also offers a comprehensive portfolio of legacy and multisource medicines that deliver quality care and sustainable solutions to the Canadian healthcare system. At Pfizer, we operate with integrity and abide by the most stringent code of ethics and compliance. We support the Canadian economy and are committed to giving back to the communities where we work and live.​​​​​​​Ultimately, our goal is to ensure that all Canadians have timely access to best-in-class treatments and quality health care.

RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada

We are the number one life and health reinsurer in Canada and do business with every life and health insurance company in Canada. We are number one globally and do business in over 80 countries around the world.