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Group Benefits For Small Business

Life Insurance
Life Insurance helps to ease the financial strain on an employee’s family by providing a non-taxable lump sum benefit to the family should the employee pass away.
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Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance provides an employee’s beneficiary with a benefit amount if an accident results in death, or financial compensation to the employee if an accident results in the loss of a limb, eyesight, hearing, speech or paralysis.
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Disability Benefits
Disability insurance is designed to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and are unable to earn an income. A disability can result from a number of causes, including an injury, a serious illness or a mental health issue.
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Critical Illness
A living benefit that provides a lump-sum you can spend on anything you want if you are diagnosed with a specified covered illness. Critical illness insurance can be suitable for anyone seeking financial protection to help cover the costs associated with recovering from a life-altering illness.
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Retention & Productivity

Financial Impact

Competitive Advantage

73% of employees say they would stay longer at a company if it offered better health benefits

Businesses that provide comprehensive employee benefits are better positioned to retain talent and minimize turnover-related expenses, which can otherwise amount to up to 33% of an individual’s annual salary.

88% of employers consider healthcare benefits the most crucial offering, followed by retirement savings and paid leave.

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Why Should You Invest in Group Benefits ?

Providing comprehensive benefits to employees is an essential part of any organization’s compensation package. In today’s competitive employment market, it helps employers protect their most important assets, their employees. Through our comprehensive benefits program, we are able to offer employers the best that the industry has to offer. We work with a number of providers, including

Alberta Blue Cross
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canada-life
Co-operators
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industrial alliance
manulife
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SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS PLAN

See our sample plan design and Build-Your-Own-Plan (BYOP)

Life Insurance helps to ease the financial strain on an employee’s family by providing a non-taxable lump sum benefit to the family should the employee pass away. Choose to offer a flat coverage amount or a multiple amount of the employee’s salary
An employee may be eligible to convert to an individual policy if he or she leaves the company
Premiums may be waived up to age 65 if the employee becomes disabled
In addition to life insurance for employees, some carriers also offer coverage for an employee’s spouse and dependents.

Optional Life Insurance is a benefit for employees, spouses and dependents who want more coverage than the basic policy provides.
Employees can buy additional coverage at no extra cost to your company
Employees can easily pay for their coverage through payroll deductions

Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance provides an employee’s beneficiary with a benefit amount if an accident results in death, or financial compensation to the employee if an accident results in the loss of a limb, eyesight, hearing, speech or paralysis. Some carriers also offer some additional benefits as follows –

Additional ancillary financial benefits are provided to cover day care for children
Rehabilitative physical therapy benefits are also offered.

Extended health benefits provide protection against the high cost of medical services and treatments not covered by the province’s health care plan. Coverage can include preferred hospital accommodation, ambulance, accidental dental, psychology services, hearing aids, and much more. This can lead to significant out‐of‐pocket expenses for you and your employees.

Wheelchair — rental $50 to $200 per month, purchase $1,000 to $2,000
Home nursing care — RN – Up to $10,000 per year
Podiatrist — Between $300 – $1,000 per year
Chiropractor — Between $300 – $1,000 per year
Psychologist — Between $300 – $1,000 per year
Massage Therapist (RMT) – Between $300 – $1,000 per year
There are other practitioners like Acupuncturist, Physiotherapist, and Naturopath which varies from carrier-to-carrier.

Prescription drug coverage at various co‐payment levels including 100%, 80%, 70%. Choose either pay direct or reimbursement claims payments.

Direct bill: With direct bill, your employees pay only their portion of the prescription cost and the remainder is billed to us directly from the pharmacy.
Reimbursement: With reimbursement, employees pay the full cost of the prescription up front then submit a claim form with their receipt for payment.

Vision coverage can be a relatively inexpensive, yet attractive, component of your benefit plan. As well as enhancing plan flexibility, vision coverage also helps demonstrate concern for your employee’s overall wellness—and can contribute to attracting high quality employees.

Depending on the number of employees you have, our vision coverage allows a choice of maximums and employee co-payments and includes coverage for contact lenses or intraocular lenses.

Basic & Major dental coverage is available in many percentage levels of coinsurance like, Basic can be at 70% or, 80% and Major Dental at 50% or, 60%, and includes:

Diagnostic services such as examinations, consultations and x‐rays
Preventative services including polishing, scaling and root planning, topical fluoride treatments and sealants
Restorative services including fillings and prefab or stainless steel crowns
Surgical procedures such as exams, extractions and sutures
Endodontic including exams and root canal therapy, and
Denture services such as reline and liners, repairs to existing dentures and tissue reconditioning.
Other dental benefits can be added to your coverage as well, including periodontics, extensive services (crowns and bridges) and orthodontics

Disability insurance is designed to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and are unable to earn an income. A disability can result from a number of causes, including an injury, a serious illness or a mental health issue. And the duration of a disability can be either short- or long-term. There are different kinds of disability insurance coverage, including group insurance & individual insurance plans , as well as government plans such as workers’ compensation and benefits provided under the Canada Pension Plan. Refer to our disability e-book

A living benefit that provides a lump-sum you can spend on anything you want if you are diagnosed with a specified covered illness. Critical illness insurance can be suitable for anyone seeking financial protection to help cover the costs associated with recovering from a life-altering illness. You receive the tax-free lump sum payment if you meet the survival period requirement for a covered critical illness and are free to spend money as you choose — such as to help cover lost income, to pay for private nursing or out-of-country treatment, for medical equipment or even to pay off your mortgage. It can help you where you need it most so you can focus all your energy on recovering.

Do You Know 5W's of Group Benefits ?

Who, What, Where, When & Why

    1. WHO is going to be the beneficiary of the benefits plan – Employees, Contract Employees, Plan members affiliated to a professional association etc.
    2. WHAT are the benefits going to look like –
    3. WHERE Do you need to implement the group benefits plan, is it in the province of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan or Multiple provinces at the same time.
    4. WHEN do you need to implement the group benefits plan by? Is it going to be next month, 3 months, or more? Generally, the carrier quotes are guaranteed for 60 days only, and they have to requote thereafter.
    5. WHY This is the most critical question to ask. Why do you want to implement the group benefits? Is the reason – Employee Retention, Hiring the best talent, Boost Employee Morale or something else? Please refer to our small business guide

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