GBA 2–Applications of Group Benefits
This is a required course for the GBA and CEBS designations.
GBA 2 is scheduled to be revised in Fall 2012 for the December exam. It will feature a revised Learning Guide and the revised edition of Canadian Group Insurance Benefits textbook. If you wish to test with the current study materials, plan to write the exam in Spring 2012.
This course examines in-depth, specific applications of life, health and other group benefits programs provided by employers. Among the programs covered are life insurance, income replacement, health, dental, and work/life programs including employee assistance and wellness, financial planning and other financial benefits. This course also provides an introduction to flexible benefits design options.
Study Materials
- Learning Guide, $145.00
- Text: Canadian Group Insurance Benefits (2004 edition), by Ashim Khemani, Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, North York, Ontario, $69.95 This text is also used in GBA 1 (CEBS Course 2).
See Study Materials for details on how to order study materials.
Enrichment Reading:
Handbook of Canadian Pension and Benefit Plans, 14th Ed.
Assignment Topics
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Benefits Plan Management
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Death Benefits
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Short-Term Income Replacement Benefits
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Long-Term Income Replacement Benefits
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Absence and Disability Management
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Health Care Benefits: Extended Health Care
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Health Care Benefits: Dental
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Health Care Benefits Cost Management
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Work-Life Benefits: Employee Assistance Programs and Wellness Programs
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Work-Life Benefits: Other
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Flexible Benefits Plan Design
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Flexible Benefits Plan Design (Continued)
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Plan Management Considerations for Special Groups