Upcoming Submission Deadline!
We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that if you have claims from the 2018 benefit year that you have not yet claimed against your HCSA balance, there is a 90 day claims run-off period to submit these claims. Read More →
Be sure you know and understand your Out-of-Country Emergency Travel Health Coverage. Read More →
Coordination of Benefits, or COB, is a benefit claim procedure developed by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA) for individuals covered under two or more Health and/or Dental Plans. Read More →
Great-West Life has launched their new GroupNet™ providing you with access to streamlined content that makes accessing benefits information easier than ever! Read More →
As many of you know, recreational cannabis will be legal across Canada beginning on October 17, 2018.
We are committed to providing a safe and healthy working, learning and living environment for everyone. With that said, it’s important for all staff, faculty, students to take the time to review and understand Red River College’s Impairment policy. Read More →
Great-West Life has launched their new GroupNet™ providing you with access to streamlined content that makes accessing benefits information easier than ever! Read More →
If you have unmarried, natural, adopted or step children, under the age of 22 and not working more than 30 hours a week, unless they are full-time students, they are eligible for coverage through your group benefits plan with Great-West Life. If your child is age 22 or over, they must be a full-time student to maintain coverage until age 25. Read More →
As part of Red River College’s Flex Benefits Program, employees have coverage for a variety of Health benefits depending on the Flex Option you are enrolled in. The Flex Options provide varying degrees of coverage for Drugs, Health, Dental Vision and Health Care Spending Account. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the Dental benefits you may have coverage for under the Flexible Benefits Program. Read More →
It is important to review your beneficiary designations regularly (once every 12 months) to ensure it reflects your current situation. Careful planning and consideration should be taken to ensure that the current situation is properly reflected in your designation and that the proceeds reach the intended hands. If you have recently experienced a Life Event or a change in family status, it may be a good time to review your beneficiary(ies). Read More →
When you elect a Health and Dental option, you are locked in at that level until the next re-enrolment period, which is every two years unless you experience a Life Event.
A Life Event is:
You must contact Human Resource Services within 60 days after experiencing a Life Event. If a Life Event is not reported within 60 days you will not be eligible to change your Flex Option and your next opportunity will be during the next re-enrolment.
For more information on your Flex Options, refer to your benefits booklet. Read More →