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Voluntary Benefits Webinar
Click the document below to download our 5 key takeaways and complete webinar recap What are Voluntary Benefits? Voluntary benefits are...
myHSA
Feb 18, 20214 min read


The myHSA story...so far
Many people ask us where our name came from. I wish I could tell you it was by design, that it was derived from Ancient Greek mythology...
Tim Kane
Jan 29, 20214 min read


Employer Paid Voluntary Products
Click here to sign up for our webinar on Voluntary Products, Wednesday, February 17 Here’s your allowance, don’t spend it all in one...
Steve McEwan
Jan 18, 20213 min read


Podcast Feature
Listen to a great discussion with our very own Tim Kane and David Emanuel, Vice President of Group Services at IDC Worldsource Insurance...
myHSA
Dec 31, 20201 min read


Good-bye 2020!
This time last year, we were setting goals, reconfiguring our overcrowded office, and wondering what the future holds. Little did we know...
Tim Kane
Dec 16, 20201 min read


METC vs. HSA
Should you claim your medical expense using the Medical Expense Tax Credit, or under your Health Spending Account? Let's crunch some...
myHSA
Nov 12, 20201 min read


Plans in the time of COVID
When I was at Mount Royal College in the insurance program, one of the first things I learned was the definition of insurance, which in a...
Tim Kane
Oct 29, 20202 min read


Are you going to rebrand?
While our name is “myHSA,” we've grown into so much more than a health spending account platform.
myHSA
Oct 8, 20204 min read


Benefits and Flexibility of Wellness Spending Accounts
Offering employees the flexibility under a wellness spending account is key!
myHSA
Oct 2, 20203 min read


Allstate Benefits Setting New Standard in Critical Illness Policies
All Critical Illness policies are more or less the same, right? That’s what we thought until we partnered up with Allstate Benefits.
myHSA
Sep 28, 20203 min read


myMarketplace – a virtual marketplace for employee benefits
myMarketplace allows employers to provide credits to their employees to spend in the virtual
Steve McEwan
Jul 20, 20201 min read


Flexible Benefits: How to ensure flexibility for employers and employees
Now more than ever, flexibility has become a key variable in workplaces, whether it's continuing to let employees work from home or...
Steve McEwan
Jul 8, 20201 min read


COVID-19 Response 2: cap the costs on emergency dental
We understand many advisors are looking for interim solutions for clients that are cancelling the dental portion of their insured program. O
myHSA
Apr 9, 20201 min read


Lean on myHSA – a response to the COVID-19 crisis
myHSA recognizes the unprecedented times we are currently facing across Canada and worldwide, as many companies are closing business or...
Steve McEwan
Mar 27, 20202 min read


The Common Mistake Advisors Make: American HSA vs. Canadian HSA
We often get mentioned in the same breath as U.S. based HSAs and thought it would be noteworthy to discuss the difference between the...
Steve McEwan
Jun 6, 20192 min read


3 Ways an Advisor Helps Your Business
From the very beginning, myHSA believed in advisors and we have never gone directly to companies, this has been our model. As former...
Steve McEwan
May 10, 20193 min read


It's called Employee Benefits, not Employee Insurance
Recently our CEO, Tim Kane, stated on a podcast that myHSA wants to make benefits “cool again”. What he meant by that is to be a company...
Steve McEwan
Mar 6, 20192 min read


3 Key Things to Consider for New Employee Benefit Plans 2019
I was in a strategy meeting yesterday with my partner, Tim Kane, and I realized how we built our business. I actually had a dream about...
Steve McEwan
Nov 26, 20182 min read


Here's How You Can Close a Sale With an EAP Offering
Advisors often ask me how to close their sale with a client. I always recall the last deal I closed as a benefits consultant, before...
Steve McEwan
Aug 22, 20182 min read


The 4 Best Social Media Platforms for Advisors & What To Do With Them
Let’s get straight to the point: the ever-changing world of social media can be intimidating. From hashtag trends to slang, one day...
myHSA
Jun 27, 20184 min read
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