Groupe Premier Médical inc. – Recipient of a Dunamis prize in the category “Service Industry – 16 or more employees”

It is with great pride that GPM was honoured with this title this past Wednesday evening, April 18th at the Dunamis gala hosted by the Laval Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In its 31st year, the gala celebrates excellence in the Laval business community.

We would like to thank the Laval Chamber of Commerce and Industry for this incredible opportunity.

This prize reflects the success of our business model and affirms to us that we are achieving our goal of standing out in the group insurance industry.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to those who have helped us achieve this success: our employees and our clients. Without their loyalty, this prestigious achievement would not have been possible and this motivates us to continue attaining our goals. We consider ourselves lucky to have such a numerous and diverse clientele, but more importantly, a loyal clientele.

It is through our combined efforts and hard work that we are able to be recognized as a viable alternative to traditional group insurance models. It is thanks to you that we can continue rethinking group insurance.

Thank you for your confidence and support!

…behind the high cost of medication:

Pharmacists set any price, you pay it and it directly increases your group insurance rates.

We would like to share a report that was aired last week by Radio-Canada that investigates the situation surrounding the high price of medication in pharmacies across Quebec. Considering the potential financial impact of this factor in your group insurance plan and the fact that we have recently developed tools specifically to control this aspect, we thought this report would be of great interest.

Click on the image to watch the 2 minute report (in French) or click here for the article.

We have also developed a new tool: a direct payment card that you can use at any pharmacy which covers you for the average market price of the medication. This protects you from the arbitrary prices set by pharmacists and encourages shopping around for the best price for the most savings for your group. We have three different levels of plans which we can present to you personally.

In addition, we offer a Generic Plan option which will default to the generic when available, which will help to limit the cost of prescription drugs.

We also suggest that you use the services of Hazboun and Menhem Pharmacy which is affiliated with Xpresspharm. Based on our experience and feedback from clients, their economic, efficient and friendly service has contributed to controlling the costs of many group insurance plans.

For more details, please CONTACT US or call your account manager directly to inquire about these opportunities.

We are very excited to have been nominated in TWO categories for the Dunamis prize which recognizes outstanding business in Laval. We have been nominated for excellence in a service-oriented business which recognizes companies for their exceptional service and overall management. We have also been nominated for the prize dedicated to entrepreneurial succession and family businesses, which recognizes businesses for ensuring the continued success of their company.

The awards night will take place on April 18th so wish us luck!

An invitation to the “Soirée En Coeur”

As part of our mandate to give back to the community, GPM supports the “Fondation en coeur” and it is with great pleasure that we invite you to join us for the foundation’s annual fundraising evening “Soirée En Coeur”, which is taking place on May 3rd, 2012 at the Fairmount Queen Elizabeth Hotel. The evening will begin at 6pm with cocktails and will be followed by a decadent 5 course meal. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction. Throughout the evening, you will be joined by celebrities in sports, culture and media. 

We are looking to our community of clients and partners to help us make this evening a huge success. Several ticket options are available: individual tickets are $375 ($275 tax receipt) or a table can be purchased for $3,500 ($2,500 tax receipt).

The profits of the evening go directly to “En Coeur”, a foundation which has been active for many years and is dedicated to supporting children with heart problems and their families.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Mario Gosselin (GPM at 450-667-7737 ext 232 or with Véronique Charest (Fondation en cœur at 514 737-0804,ext 3)

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