Manitoba Blue Cross (Nikki Makar)

Bio: Manitoba Blue Cross is a homegrown, Manitoba-based health benefits provider. Their award-winning travel coverage ranks among the most trusted in the industry, and their brand is recognized around the world. Manitoba Blue Cross offers a range of comprehensive travel coverage options, including emergency travel health coverage and trip protection plans (including coverage for lost baggage, flight delays and trip cancellation or interruption). There is also the added convenience of an all-in-one package plan. To further help Manitobans avoid out-of-pocket costs, policies include expanded direct billing in the U.S. with the 95 per cent of physicians, hospitals and clinics across the country who are part of CanAssistance, their emergency travel assistance provider. As a not-for-profit organization, Manitoba Blue Cross puts people and service first – their bottom line is about the health and wellness of Manitobans. Every dollar made is reinvested back into their infrastructure, people and province with the goal of providing better care for members, expanding their community impact and broadening their health care knowledge.