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Sun Life announces partnership with UKG to automate and simplify absence management for employers

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Monday, May 6, 2024

The partnership will enable Sun Life clients who use UKG Pro Workforce Management to save hundreds of hours on absence management tasks.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership will enable Sun Life clients who use UKG Pro Workforce Management to save hundreds of hours on absence management tasks.
  • Sun Life has continued to develop new capabilities to improve the benefits experience for employers that use UKG platforms.
  • Sun Life clients who use UKG Pro Workforce Management will benefit from:
    Streamlining the tracking of employee leave and absences to simplify employers' administrative duties.
  • Real-time reducing errors through Sun Life Link that creates and updates an employee's absence within UKG Pro, saving employers time and manual work.

Sun Life receives USA Today Top Place to Work award for fourth consecutive year

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

WELLESLEY, Mass., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named a USA Today Top Place to Work, a recognition formerly known as Top Workplaces USA, for the fourth consecutive year.

Key Points: 
  • WELLESLEY, Mass., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named a USA Today Top Place to Work, a recognition formerly known as Top Workplaces USA, for the fourth consecutive year.
  • This award builds on previous Top Place to Work recognitions from the Boston Globe (six years); Hartford Courant (three years); and Baltimore Sun.
  • Sun Life is committed to setting standards as a top workplace, promoting a flexible culture, hybrid work model, and new, state-of-the-art offices that support both wellness and productivity.
  • They express even stronger commitment to their work, and we see positive business impacts and employee engagement as a result."

Sun Life U.S. now offers Family Leave Insurance in Florida to help more workers access paid leave benefits to care for loved ones

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

WELLESLEY, Mass., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has expanded its Family Leave Insurance (FLI) offering to Florida, with more states on the way.

Key Points: 
  • WELLESLEY, Mass., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has expanded its Family Leave Insurance (FLI) offering to Florida, with more states on the way.
  • The fully insured offering broadens workers' access to paid leave, giving more employers the option to provide a valuable benefit to their employees more easily.
  • Sun Life FLI aligns with the current tax credit and will align with changes in the future.
  • Sun Life FLI is offered as fully insured coverage, helping small and mid-size employers offer the benefit without the risk of self-funding.

Sun Life reports shows clinical intervention programs in group benefits improve health outcomes and help people return to work

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has released reports from two clinical intervention programs offered to eligible members receiving disability or critical illness benefits.

Key Points: 
  • WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has released reports from two clinical intervention programs offered to eligible members receiving disability or critical illness benefits.
  • The reports showed that members who used these programs experienced improved health outcomes.
  • These programs align with Sun Life's strategy to help people access the care and coverage they need by providing health services and programs that complement core health insurance.
  • AbleTo provides virtual behavioral health services to covered members receiving disability or critical illness benefits due to a cancer diagnosis.

Sun Life U.S. named by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named one of America's Best Large Employers 2024 by Forbes , building on previous Forbes recognitions including Best Employers for Diversity and America's Best Dental Insurers.

Key Points: 
  • WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. has been named one of America's Best Large Employers 2024 by Forbes , building on previous Forbes recognitions including Best Employers for Diversity and America's Best Dental Insurers.
  • In 2022 and 2023 Sun Life U.S. received the Great Places to Work recognition and was named a GirlsClub Top 25 Female Friendly Employer.
  • In 2023 Sun Life U.S. was named by TIME Magazine as a Top Company for Future Leaders .
  • Globally, Sun Life was named by Forbes as one of the World's Best Companies for Women in 2023.

Sun Life U.S. and Boston Celtics close out 10th annual Fit to Win program for YMCA youth

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Monday, February 19, 2024

Fit to Win is a four-week program that teaches kids to embrace fitness, nutrition, healthy lifestyle habits, and mindfulness.

Key Points: 
  • Fit to Win is a four-week program that teaches kids to embrace fitness, nutrition, healthy lifestyle habits, and mindfulness.
  • "We are fortunate to have great friends and partners at Sun Life and join them in congratulating the youth that have participated in the Fit to Win program," said Ted Dalton, Boston Celtics Chief Partnership Officer.
  • In addition to the Fit to Win program, they offer the #SunLifeDunk4Diabetes annual fundraiser each November, raising money for the YMCA of Greater Boston Healthy Habits program.
  • Since the start of Fit to Win, the program has impacted more than 2,000 students across New England.

Sun Life: Tax credit legislation gives boost to paid leave and businesses should embrace that

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Paid leave provides a pathway for people to keep their jobs without neglecting their health or that of a loved one, and as a result strengthens businesses and our economy."

Key Points: 
  • Paid leave provides a pathway for people to keep their jobs without neglecting their health or that of a loved one, and as a result strengthens businesses and our economy."
  • As a long-time advocate for paid leave at federal, state, and employer levels, Sun Life offers its employees one of the most generous paid leave programs in the country.
  • "The enhancements proposed in this legislation will encourage more employers to offer paid leave to lower-wage workers, who often face a difficult decision when the need to take leave arises," Fishbein continued.
  • "By making the tax credit permanent and broadening its accessibility to more employers, as well as rewarding companies who exceed statutory paid leave requirements, the legislation will meaningfully increase the number of Americans with paid leave coverage.

Sun Life U.S. now offers Family Leave Insurance to help more workers access paid leave benefits to care for loved ones

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. is offering Family Leave Insurance (FLI) in Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, with more states on the way.

Key Points: 
  • WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. is offering Family Leave Insurance (FLI) in Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, with more states on the way.
  • The fully insured offering broadens workers' access to paid leave, giving more employers the option to provide a valuable benefit to their employees more easily.
  • Sun Life has long been an advocate for paid leave, working with state programs to include a private option and supporting the recent legislative proposal from Senators Deb Fischer and Angus King to expand access to the employer paid leave tax credit.
  • Sun Life FLI aligns with the current tax credit and will align with changes in the future.

Sun Life partners with Somatus to provide comprehensive services for late-stage kidney disease and cardiovascular care

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Sun Life's solution, Kidney Care 360 and Heart Care 360, are aimed at two different patient populations, using one unique care management approach that will be an extension of Sun Life's Clinical 360 program.

Key Points: 
  • Sun Life's solution, Kidney Care 360 and Heart Care 360, are aimed at two different patient populations, using one unique care management approach that will be an extension of Sun Life's Clinical 360 program.
  • Clinical 360 combines data analytics and clinical expertise to improve patient care and outcomes while reducing costs.
  • Somatus focuses on whole-person care when it comes to both chronic kidney disease and congestive heart failure.
  • Somatus' innovative and comprehensive care model leverages AI-driven technology to address patient care needs related to medication management, care coordination, nutritional support, and transitions of care support that empower patients to take an active role in their health.

Sun Life diabetes "Team Up" grant program relaunches as "Health Access" program, recognizing community organizations that broaden access to health services

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Friday, February 2, 2024

WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. is re-launching its grant program in 2024 as the Sun Life Health Access grant program, aligning with the company's commitment to broadening access to care for underserved communities.

Key Points: 
  • WELLESLEY, Mass., Feb. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. is re-launching its grant program in 2024 as the Sun Life Health Access grant program, aligning with the company's commitment to broadening access to care for underserved communities.
  • Initially launched in 2016 as Team Up Against Diabetes, Sun Life's grant program focuses on community organizations addressing diabetes health complications, management, and prevention, as well as nutrition and fitness.
  • The Health Access grant program gives Sun Life the opportunity to engage directly with non-profit organizations that offer a variety of health services, from community farmers markets providing nutritious food, to clinics providing medical diabetes intervention or oral health services.
  • Applications for the Sun Life Health Access grant program are now open through April 19.