Please see the below information for group insurance updates and notices. Answers to a number of frequently asked questions are also available on the FAQ section of this website. If you require additional information or wish to request a replacement Blue Cross card, please contact Human Resources at 864-2434.  If you require a copy of the SSQ Travel Health Card, please login to the my.mun.ca portal and choose the SSQ Travel Health Card tab in the Employee section.  

Updates and notices

• Benefits Renewal - Employees
• Group Benefits Rates - Employees - April 1, 2024
• Important: eligibility changes to post-employment benefits for non-bargaining,
• Employee Benefits Guide - April 1, 2023
• AD&D changes - Effective September 1, 2014
• Orthopedic Shoes and Orthotic Aids - Effective May 2013
• Extension of Travel Health Insurance Beyond 180 days
• Travel insurance is now mandatory for travel to Cuba

Useful information

• AXA Travel Health business acquired by SSQ Life Insurance Company Inc.
• Special authorization process for prescription drug coverage
• Group benefits program at a glance
• Health and dental coverage for dependents over age 21
• Ergonomic assessments

SSQ Travel Health Insurance

• COVID-19 and Travel Health Insurance - March 2022 - update March 2022
• COVID-19: update on travel health insurance - update effective Jan. 18, 2021
• COVID-19: update on travel health insurance -- update effective Oct. 1, 2020
• COVID-19 and travel health insurance - FAQs - update effective Oct. 1, 2020
• COVID-19 and travel health insurance - updated July 2020
• SSQ travel health insurance brochure
• SSQ Frequently Asked Questions - February 2019
• SSQ Contact List for Travel Health Plan
• Health coverage for travelling employees and retirees
• Important information for retirees and dependent children travelling out of pro 
• Amendment to Pre-Existing clause (Warafin and Coumadin) - effective April 1, 2013
• To access either the SSQ travel card or the emergency medical claim form (out of province/out of country) please visit the my.mun.ca portal and select the "Employees" button.  On the Employees page, within the forms listing, please choose SSQ Travel Health.  Both a pdf of the card and the form are posted. 

Postdoctoral Fellows

• Benefits Renewal - Postdoctoral Fellows
• Group Benefits Rates - Postdoctoral Fellows - April 1, 2024
• Group Benefits Guide- April 1, 2023

 Blue Cross

• Accu-Chek+360Care
• Glucose Monitoring Coverage
• Managing Chronic Disease
• iCBT coverage added to psychologist benefit
• Back to school - It's time to register student dependents
• Medavie Blue Cross cardholder site
• Health and dental direct deposit claims reimbursement
• Understanding your Nursing benefits
• Cardholder website - Registration instructions for members
• e-Claims - How to Submit your claims online
• Medavie Blue Cross Mobile App - What it can do for you