Insights & events

Type 1 diabetes and the high cost of insulin

As we continue into November & National Diabetes Month, I wanted to share another important part of understanding the burden of diabetes, specifically the differences between the types of diabetes.

Diabetes Awareness – What is Diabetes?

Learn what diabetes really is, what causes it, and what you can do to postpone or prevent complications from it in this article by Dr. Tracy Hamill.

Looking to improve Cardiac outcomes in Disability

Conversations around healthy cardiovascular health in your organization, which includes the mental wellness components, can even help prevent future incidents. Dr. Tracy Hamill talks about this and other findings from the Clinical Claims Lab focus: Cardiovascular care in this article. 

Breast Cancer Awareness - Schedule your screening!

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death by cancer, but early preventative screenings can find the cancer when it is more treatable. Less than 30 minutes of your time every 1-2 years will increase the chance of finding breast cancer at an earlier, treatable stage. Dr. Tracy Hamill explains more in her article.

Mental Health in the Workplace: It Starts at the Top with Regular, Real Required Conversations

Carrie Bibens talks about how making space for mental wellness from the top down can help the entire organization to grow and thrive. Learn more about how to build a culture of mental wellness in this article. 

What employers need to know about federal infrastructure negotiations and vaccine mandates

Hear about how President Biden’s recent infrastructure proposal and vaccine mandate could affect employee benefits and employers.

Webinar: Slide deck

Vaccine mandates under Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan

We are issuing this vaccine whitepaper to discuss the impact of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Action Plan and Path out of the Pandemic (“Biden’s COVID-19 Plan” or “the Plan”) on employer considerations of whether to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Let’s increase life insurance awareness

COVID has given us hindsight into how crucial having life insurance is, showing that we never know when the unexpected could befall us. Sun Life AVP Sheila Waitr Sokolski talks about her personal experience with the important of needing life insurance. 

Creating a culture of mental wellness

National expert Christine M. Crawford, M.D., MPH, Associate Medical Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Sun Life HR professionals discuss what mental wellness at work means. This webinar provides an inside look at Sun Life’s culture as an employer and your employee benefits partner.

Webinar: Slide deck

Real-time API connectivity

Sun Life has built an EOI API integration with Workday, automating and optimizing the process of administering and managing benefits. Learn more in this article.