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2024 Sun Life Stop-Loss Research Report: High-cost claims and injectable drug trends analysis
June 06, 2024

2024 Sun Life Stop-Loss Research Report: High-cost claims and injectable drug trends analysis

For the past twelve years, Sun Life has shared our data and insights with the self-funded marketplace to help employers and brokers understand trends around the highest-cost claims. We are committed to providing you with actionable insights that can help you stay informed about conditions and medications most likely to result in a high-cost claim, and steps you can take to manage that risk as a self-funded employer.

Northwestern Medicine Webinar: The impact of Long COVID on the nervous system
October 17, 2023

Northwestern Medicine Webinar: The impact of Long COVID on the nervous system

As a leader in stop-loss coverage and supporting millions of members nationwide, Sun Life and PinnacleCare, a Sun Life company, have seen the impact of Long COVID on our clients over the last three years and unfortunately expect that to continue.

Join Dr. Miles Varn, Sun Life Chief Medical Officer and Head of PinnacleCare, as he welcomes prominent neurologist, Dr. Igor Koralnik of Northwestern Medicine to discuss the intricate relationship between COVID-19 and the human nervous system. Dr. Koralnik’s pioneering research in the field has shed light on the neurological complications of COVID-19 and provides meaningful insights into the management of these conditions.

2023 Updates on Leave and Accommodation laws
September 20, 2023

2023 Updates on Leave and Accommodation laws

Watch as Marjory Robertson, AVP & Senior Counsel, Sun Life U.S. and Abigail O’Connell, Senior Counsel, recap the latest 2023 leave and accommodation-related compliance developments. 

2023 High-cost claims and injectable drug trends analysis
May 17, 2023

2023 High-cost claims and injectable drug trends analysis

For the past eleven years, Sun Life has shared our data and insights with the self-funded marketplace to help employers and brokers understand trends around the highest-cost claims.

Access to health: Will it be there when we need it?
April 06, 2023

Access to health: Will it be there when we need it?

A person's ability to access healthcare and coverage is a growing concern nationally.

Caring for our members means more than protecting their income
February 16, 2023

Caring for our members means more than protecting their income

Sheila Sokolski, AVP, Product Management at Sun Life, shares how the behavioral health partnership with AbleTo has exceeded expectations in supporting and accommodating members by bringing care to members when they need it most, after being approved out on a disability claim for cancer.

2023 Future Forecast with Jennifer Collier and James Slotnick
February 08, 2023

2023 Future Forecast with Jennifer Collier and James Slotnick

What's top of mind for Sun Life leaders?

Breast Cancer and COVID: Impacts of diagnosis delays
January 31, 2023

Breast Cancer and COVID: Impacts of diagnosis delays

With COVID-19 slowing down preventative/diagnostic screenings, the severity of diagnosed cancer could be impacted well into the future - and for conditions like breast cancer with nearly 300,000 women being diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022 alone, this could have a big impact.

Impacts of Blood Cancer: Blood Cancer was the #2 high-cost claims condition and nearly 10% of 2021 total spend within Sun Life’s Health & Risk Solutions book of business
September 29, 2022

Impacts of Blood Cancer: Blood Cancer was the #2 high-cost claims condition and nearly 10% of 2021 total spend within Sun Life’s Health & Risk Solutions book of business

Every three minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with blood cancer.