Past Seminars

REM REM


DateMay-24 鈥 FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Toronto
SponsorThe Benefits Trust/ Mapol/ National Health Claim/RMA, Inc./Simply Benefits
Topic(s)Employee Benefit Plan Renewals
CDIPC Report on High Cost Drug Claims
Employer Panel on Benefits
Speaker(s)Anthony Feher
Dan Berty
Matthew Garrison - Sabrina Mattiucci - Joanne Patriarche

DateMarch-24 鈥 WORKSHOP 鈥 Halifax
SponsorPC-GroupQuest
Topic(s)Building and Using a Plan Administration Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche - Mainstay Insurance

DateNovember-23听鈥 FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Toronto
SponsorNational Health Claim/medcan/PC-GroupQuest / Maximum Benefit
Topic(s)The People behind the Claims
Creative Plan Designs
Client Leadership
A Year in Review and a Look Forward
Speaker(s)Hilary Ballantyne
Gordon Hart & Gavin Mosley - Selectpath / Mosley Benefits
Brad Kotowich - Focussed Leadership Group
Dave Patriarche - Mainstay Insurance

DateOctober-23 鈥 WORKSHOP 鈥 Vancouver
SponsorBest Doctors Insurance
Topic(s)Building and Using a Plan Administration Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateMay-23 鈥 WORKSHOP 鈥 Toronto
SponsorPC-GroupQuest
Topic(s)Building and Using a Plan Administration Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateApril-23 鈥 WORKSHOP 鈥 Toronto
SponsorBest Doctors Insurance
Topic(s)Building and Using a Plan Administration Checklist
Ontario Employment Law Update
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Aleksandra Pressey - Williams HR Law LLP

DateOctober-22听鈥 FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Toronto
SponsorPC-GroupQuest / Maximum Benefit / Vumi Canada / Business Career College
Topic(s)Know Your (Group) Client
Selling on Value, not just Price
Changes in the Dental space in Ontario
Disability cases gone wrong
Speaker(s)Rob Crowder - The Benefits trust
Dave Patriarche - Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Dr. David Stevenson - Ontario Dental Association
David Share - Share Lawyers

DateOctober-22 鈥 FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Vancouver
SponsorPC-GroupQuest / Equitable / Maximum Benefit / Business Career College
Topic(s)Selling on Value, not just Price Concerning trends in benefits Employment Law update Building a practice, being approached, and then merging. Is there life after?
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Cameron R. Wardell 鈥 Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP Derrek Quon - Arbutus Financial Services Ltd

DateOctober-22 鈥 FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Calgary
SponsorPC-GroupQuest / Equitable / Maximum Benefit / Business Career College
Topic(s)Selling on Value, not just Price Concerning trends in benefits Employment Law update;
Ethics in Group benefits
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Shane King 鈥 McLeod Law LLP Jason Watt听鈥 Business Career College

DateMarch-22 鈥 WORKSHOP 鈥 Toronto
SponsorDesjardins
Topic(s)Building and Using a Plan Administration Checklist
Ontario Employment Law Update
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Aleksandra Pressey - Williams HR Law LLP

DateOctober-21 鈥 FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Toronto
SponsorPocketPills
Topic(s)Benefit Advisor Panel
An Employers View
Everything about E&O
Speaker(s)Sarah Becker 鈥 Barill & Company
Maureen Campbell - Flashlite Benefits
Sam Pasternak - Alliance Income
Yafa Sakkejha - Beneplan
Roberta Tasson - Magnes Group

DateSeptember-20 鈥 FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Vancouver
SponsorGroupQuest/BBD/Equitable/Maximum
Topic(s)Employment Law 鈥 The Risks Employers Face in Benefits
An advisors perspective
Building and Using a Plan Administration Checklist
When Tech meets Benefits
Speaker(s)Cameron R. Wardell 鈥 Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP
Laurie MacNeil 鈥 MacNeil Benefits
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance
Chris Gory 鈥 Orchard Benefits

DateSeptember-20 鈥 FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Calgary
SponsorGroupQuest/BBD/MP Benefits/Maximum
Topic(s)Employment Law 鈥 The Risks Employers Face in Benefits
An advisors perspective
Building and Using a Plan Administration Checklist
When Tech meets Benefits
Speaker(s)Shane King 鈥 McLeod Law LLP
Lori Power 鈥 MP Benefits Inc.
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance
Chris Gory 鈥 Orchard Benefits

DateSeptember-20 鈥 WORKSHOP
SponsorDesjardins
Topic(s)Building and Using a Plan Administrators Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateMarch-20 鈥 FULL DAY EVENT
SponsorBeneplan 鈥 National HealthClaim 鈥 Business Career College
Topic(s)Employment Law 鈥 A Year in Review and Trends to Watch for in 2020
Contract Wording 鈥 What you Need to Know to Avoid Trouble
A View from the Pharmacy 鈥 What you Should Know
Doing Disability Benefits Right
Speaker(s)Laura K. Williams 鈥 Williams HR Law Professional Corporation
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Mike Sullivan 鈥 Cubic Health Inc.
Lawrence Ian Geller 鈥 Geller Insurance

DateNovember-19 - FULL DAY EVENT 鈥 Toronto
SponsorGroupQuest Benefit Resources
Topic(s)What鈥檚 the Future of Pharmacare?
Advisor Risk & Liability, Where Insurers put your Client at Risk
Speaker(s)Marilee Mark 鈥 Marilee Mark Consulting
Jim Bullock 鈥 Expert Witness
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateOctober-19
SponsorThe Benefits Trust
Topic(s)Group Benefits from a P&C perspective & Why I think change is your friend
Speaker(s)Blake Waddell 鈥 Waddell Insurance
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateAugust-19 鈥 WORKSHOP
SponsorBest Doctors Insurance
Topic(s)Building and Using a Plan Administrators Checklist Workshop
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateJune-19
SponsorGroup Force Benefits Inc.
Topic(s)Benefits, Administration, & Communication 鈥 A Broker Panel
Speaker(s)Allison Brown 鈥 Thorpe Benefits / Michael Greenwood 鈥 Pelorus
Chris Gory 鈥 Insurance Portfolio Financial Services
Justin James 鈥 Harry James Group / Cheryl Jones (CJ) 鈥 Corporate Benefit Consult.

DateMay-19 鈥 WORKSHOP
SponsorBest Doctors Insurance
Topic(s)Price vs Value & Adding Value using 香港宝典免费资料大全 Workshop
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance/香港宝典免费资料大全

DateApr-19
SponsorMaximum Benefit
Topic(s)Private Plan Drug Cost Drivers & Forecasting & Public/Private Payor Integration
Speaker(s)Joe Farago 鈥 Innovative Medicines
Brad Millson 鈥 IQVIA Canada
Denise Balch 鈥 Connex Health

DateMar-19
SponsorCollage Technologies Inc.
Topic(s)Humans Behind the Benefits?
Speaker(s)Andrew Lawlor 鈥 Livewire Communications Inc.
Bill Zolis 鈥 The Penmore Callery Group
Denise Desrosiers 鈥 Human Resources Consultant
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Canadian Group Insurance Brokers

DateNov-18
SponsorCollage Technologies Inc.t
Topic(s)Generic Pricing Reductions and Biosimilars鈥here employers can benefit
香港宝典免费资料大全 survey results. Where are we and where are we going?
Speaker(s)Jim Keon 鈥 Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA)
Leigh Doyle 鈥 Digital Journal Group
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Canadian Group Insurance Brokersh

DateOct-18
SponsorGroupQuest/JungoHR
Topic(s)Your Clients Don鈥檛 Need a Golf Tournament. Give them HR
Sharing the Client Experience 鈥 An HR Leaders view.
Speaker(s)Ariane Laird 鈥 ConnectsUs HR
Sabrina Mattiucci, CHRL

DateAug & Sep-18 鈥 WORKSHOP
SponsorBenefits By Design (BBD)
Topic(s)Building and using a Plan Administrators CheckList
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 香港宝典免费资料大全

DateJun-18
SponsorGroup Force Benefits Inc.
Topic(s)Medical Marijuana 鈥 An HR Perspective 鈥 Are You Ready?
The Pills that Killed the Plan (not) 鈥 Prozac to Pot
& Adding Value to your Benefit Clients鈥
Speaker(s)Jason Fleming 鈥 Med Releaf
David Patriarche 鈥 香港宝典免费资料大全

DateMay-18
SponsorMaximum Benefit
Topic(s)G19 Compensation Disclosure 鈥 An Update
When a Disability Claim Goes Wrong
Avoiding the Disability Claim going Wrong
Speaker(s)Erica Hiemstra 鈥 CLHIA - David Share 鈥 Share Lawyers Liz Scott 鈥 Organizational Solutions

DateFeb-18
SponsorHavern Benefits Strategies
Topic(s)What Happens When an Employer asks About a Drug Claim?
Speaker(s)Suzanne Lepage 鈥 Private Health Plan Strategist
Blair Rutledge 鈥 Cameron Stewart Life Science

DateNov-17
SponsorThe Benefits Trust
Topic(s)EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE: Existing Statutory Obligations
And New Employment Standards Obligations Under Bill 148 (Jan 1 / 18)
Employer Policy Changes, Updated Leaves, Increasing Minimum Wage and more
Speaker(s)George Vassos 鈥 Littler Global
Bonni Titgemeyer 鈥 The Employers鈥 Choice Inc.

DateNov-17
SponsorMaximum Benefit
Topic(s)The Ontario Exceptional Access Drug (EAP) Program is Improving
Threats/Challenges to your Business
Speaker(s)Richard D鈥橧orio 鈥 Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Chris Bonnett 鈥 H3 Consulting
Denise Balch 鈥 Connex Health< Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc. Joan Weir 鈥 CLHIA

DateOct-17
SponsorEquitable Life 鈥 My Flex Benefits
Topic(s)Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Tools and Why YOU Need Them
Changing Tech and the Things Brokers NEED to Know
Speaker(s)Aly Dhalla 鈥 Finaeo
Julie Einarson 鈥 BBD
Chris Gory 鈥 Insurance Portfolio

DateJun-17
SponsorGroup Quest Benefit Resources
Topic(s)Benefit Plan Renewals
Top 20 NEW Things Brokers Need to Know
Speaker(s)Al Kaminskas 鈥 Net Worth, Jeremy Stankov 鈥 PBL
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateMay-17
SponsorBenefitsGenius.ca
Topic(s)Managing Benefit Risk, Employment Law
Roles and Responsibilities of the Benefits Business
Speaker(s)George Vassos 鈥 Littler Global
Mark Sylvia 鈥 Empire, Brent Collett 鈥 GWL, Rob Crowder 鈥 Benefits trust, Allan Sabat 鈥 Consulting House

DateMar-17
SponsorPPI Benefits
Topic(s)Ontario Assistive Devices Program
Selling Value, Not just Price
Joan Stevens 鈥 Ontario MOH&LTC
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateDec-16
SponsorMainstay Insurance
Topic(s)Building & Using a Plan Admin. Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateNov-16
SponsorEquitable Life
Topic(s)A Broker Panel: Present and Future, Where are we going?
The Ontario Trillium Drug Program 鈥 a Refresher
Speaker(s)Sophia Nizamuddin, Tim Spark, Peter Demangos, Jay Sharkey
Menzies Jardine 鈥 Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care

DateOct-16
SponsorGroup Quest
Topic(s)Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Health Care
Amending Contracts 鈥 Why Can鈥檛 Insurers Wait Until Renewal?
Speaker(s)Joel Alleyne 鈥 Alleyne Inc.
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateSep-16
SponsorBBD 鈥 WORKSHOP
Topic(s)Building & Using a Plan Admin. Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateJun-16
SponsorAssocium/MDM
Topic(s)Understanding the Divide Between Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Speaker(s)Disability Claims 鈥 Looking Behind the Curtain
Penny Buckner 鈥 Disability Management Consultant
Peter Gove 鈥 Green Shield Canada

DateApr-16
SponsorCarePath
Topic(s)Group Benefits 鈥 Back to Basics
The Death of a Salesman
HR & Administration Issues around Benefits
Speaker(s)Harry Matheis 鈥 Matheis Financial Group
Joanne Patriarche 鈥 Apotex Inc.
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateMar-16
SponsorMaximum Benefit
Topic(s)Food For Thought When Implementing Drug Plan Changes
Drug Caps? Do We or Don鈥檛 We?
Speaker(s)Suzanne Lepage 鈥 Private Health Plan Strategist
Margie Lambert 鈥 CIB Financial Services Inc.
Chris Pryce 鈥 Human Capital Benefits

DateDec-15
SponsorCIGNA
Topic(s)A Year in Review
TPA鈥檚, the new reality
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Scott Southward 鈥 BBD

DateOct-15
SponsorMaximum Benefit
Topic(s)Legal Issues for Advisors
Employer Liability in Plan Admin.
Speaker(s)Jim Bullock 鈥 Expert Witness
Elizabeth Forster 鈥 Blaney McMurtry LL.P

DateSep-15
SponsorEquitable
Topic(s)Building & Using a Plan Admin. Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateJun-15
SponsorBenecaid
Topic(s)Buying & Selling a Group Business
Speaker(s)Adrian Chandran 鈥 BMO
Roberta Tasson- Magnes Group
Glenn Pittman 鈥 PeopleCorp

DateMay-15
SponsorBeneplan
Topic(s)Rising Drug Costs
Ontario Trillium Drug Plan
Speaker(s)Barb Martinez 鈥 Great West Life
Cathy Fuchs 鈥 White Willow
Rob Campbell 鈥 MOHLTC 鈥 EAP

DateMar-15
SponsorGroup Quest
Topic(s)Building a Group Business
Best Practices in Group Insurance
Speaker(s)Chris Gory 鈥 Insurance Portfolio
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Jeff Stinchcombe 鈥 Peoplecorp/HSP
Drew Hubbard 鈥 Hubbard Financial

DateNov-14
SponsorGroup Force
Topic(s)What You Miss, May Be What Gets You!
A Unique Perspective on the Business of Dentistry
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Dr. Rollin Matsui D.D.S., LL.B

DateOct-14
SponsorNFP
Topic(s)Group MGA鈥檚
What they offer, Who they are,
How they work and more
Speaker(s)Neil Iddon 鈥 Associum Partners
Mario Malatesta 鈥 GroupQuest Benefits Resources Inc.
Vince Carmada 鈥 Group Force Benefits inc.

DateJun-14
SponsorAssocium Group Guru
Topic(s)Marketing Group Insurance
A Marketing Package
Educational Seminars
Staying Top of Mind
Centres of influence
WHY we blog?
Speaker(s)Nick Acocella 鈥 ProBenefits
Zoltan Barzso 鈥 Accurate Design Benefits
Peter Demangos 鈥 PDF Financial
Jennifer Estall 鈥 WSC Insurance
Bill Zolis 鈥 The Callery Group

DateApr-14
SponsorMerck
Topic(s)Private Insurance Spending on Drugs, Dental & Vision in Canada
Selling Value, NOT Just Price
Speaker(s)Brett Skinner 鈥 Health &
Economic Policy 鈥 Rx&D
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateMar-14
SponsorManulife Financial
Topic(s)Group: Then and Now + Small Group Renewals
Patient Choice Cards 鈥 Pros & Cons 鈥 A discussion
Speaker(s)Mike Duggan 鈥 Duggan Insurance
Bill Adams 鈥 Smart STI
Jeff Connell 鈥 CGPA

DateNov-13
SponsorWellknit
Shepell-fgi
Topic(s)CLHIA Drug Policy & Pooling Report
Trillium: Where are we now?
Speaker(s)Stephen Frank- CLHIA
Shirley Leong 鈥 CDIPC
Barb Martinez 鈥 GWL
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateOct-13
SponsorCharter RX
Topic(s)Changing Travel Coverage
Benefit Plans & CRA IT Bulletins
Speaker(s)Robin Ingle 鈥 Ingle Int鈥檒.
Scott Maclagan 鈥 Maclagan Inc.

DateJun-13
SponsorWawanesa
Topic(s)3 Companies, 3 Plans, 3 Stories
CRA changes on Independent Contractors
Speaker(s)A panel of policy holders
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateApr-13
SponsorESORSE Corp.
Topic(s)Building & Using a Plan Admin. Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateMar-13
SponsorMaximum Benefit
Topic(s)A Pound of Cure
An Ounce of Prevention
Speaker(s)Allan Stordy 鈥 Arete Human Resources Inc.
Chris Bonnett 鈥 H3 Consulting

DateNov-12
SponsorBBD
Topic(s)Long Term Disability Pricing 鈥 How鈥檚 it work
Forecasting or Fortune Telling 鈥 Things to Consider
Speaker(s)Ron Smitko 鈥 Senior Acct Exec with SSQ Financial Group
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateOct-12
SponsorAccerta
Topic(s)Employer Liability in Plan Administration
Human Rights issues in Insurance
Speaker(s)Elizabeth Forster 鈥 Blaney McMurtry LLP
Maria Kotsopolus 鈥 Blaney McMurtry LLP

DateJun-12
SponsorMaximum Benefit
Topic(s)The New WSIB 鈥 Surviving the Changes
Avoiding Fraud in Employee Benefits
Speaker(s)Dr. Liz R. Scott PhD. 鈥 Organizational Solutions Inc.
Joel Alleyne 鈥 Canadian Health Care Anti-fraud Association

DateApr-12
SponsorWawanesa
Topic(s)Overview of Private Payer Drug Pooling Framework
Ontario Trillium Drug Program
Speaker(s)Stephen Frank 鈥 CLHIA
Doug Whitefield 鈥 Exceptional Access Program Branch MOHLTC

DateMar-12
SponsorEmpire Life
Topic(s)How to Have a Successful Renewal and Keep your Clients
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche & Tammy Rahman

DateNov-11
SponsorMainstay
Topic(s)Written Employment Contracts
鈥業ndependent Contractors鈥
Offers, Terms & Independent Contractors
Speaker(s)William Anderson 鈥 Blaney McMurtry LLP
Barry Prentice 鈥 Blaney McMurtry LLP
Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateOct-11
SponsorMainstay
Topic(s)Drug Cost Issues faced by Plan Sponsors
Speaker(s)Mike Sullivan 鈥 Cubic Health Inc.

DateMay-11
SponsorAccerta
Topic(s)Building & Using a Plan Admin. Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateApr-11
SponsorMaximum Benefit
Topic(s)Administrative Services Only- ASO
The Illness Continuum- Approvals, Pitfalls & Perils
Speaker(s)Craig Terry 鈥 Corporate Benefit Consult.
Dr.Liz Scott 鈥 Organizational Solutions听Inc.

DateMar-11
SponsorEmpire Life
Topic(s)Group Insurance Policies & Contracts
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateNov-10
SponsorNorfolk Mobility
Topic(s)Ontario ADProgram
Good Faith Claims
Speaker(s)Joan Stevens 鈥 Ministry of Health
Rod Winsor 鈥 Blaney McMurtry

DateOct-10
SponsorAccerta
Topic(s)Group Travel Insurance
Speaker(s)Robin Ingle 鈥 Ingle Intl.

DateJun-10
SponsorAssocium
Topic(s)Trillium Program E&O Claims
Speaker(s)Doug Whitefield 鈥 Exceptional Access Program MOHLTC
Roger Horst 鈥 Blaney McMurtry

DateMay-10
SponsorAccerta
Topic(s)Building & Using a Plan Admin. Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateApr-10
SponsorMainstay
Topic(s)Marketing Group
Life After Work
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Joan Lowden

DateMar-10
SponsorEmpire Life
Topic(s)Technology
Effective Communications
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.
Joan Lowden

DateOct-09
SponsorMainstay
Topic(s)Building & Using a Plan Admin. Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.

DateSep-09
SponsorEmpire Life
Topic(s)Liability in Benefit Admin.
LTD Benefits
Speaker(s)Elizabeth Forster 鈥 Blaney McMurtry
Lawrence Ian Geller 鈥 Geller Insurance Agencies Ltd.

DateApr-09
SponsorMainstay
Topic(s)Building & Using a Plan Admin. Checklist
Speaker(s)Dave Patriarche 鈥 Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc.