Using Private Medical Clinics May Cost you More for Life Insurance. If you use a private medical clinic – like Medcan, Medisys or The Cleveland Clinic – it may cost you more for life insurance. In some cases, it may cause a postponed decision or an outright decline by an insurance carrier. This may not seem significant to some, but … Read More
Is It About Time To Modernize Your Employee Benefits Plan?
Employee Benefit Plans of the Future A lot has changed in how a company goes about setting up its employee benefit plan. The costs, risks and potential consequences reign immensely on a company to attract and retain great employees and be deemed an employer of choice. Strictly setting up an insured benefit plan is not the only solution as it … Read More
5 Critical Details Business Owners Need To Know About Their Group Long Term Disability
Does Your Group Long Term Disability Cover Business Owners? As a business owner, you are likely covered by your Group Benefits Plan. In previous articles, we’ve talked about how they shouldn’t pay any health and dental expenses in after-tax dollars provided the expenses are fair and reasonable. The larger potential risks to your business, your financial livelihood and that of … Read More
Strongly Consider These 7 Points When Deciding to Take a Salary or Dividend
Many business owners struggle with whether to take a salary or dividend from their business. If you look at it strictly from a mathematical standpoint, the difference is like splitting hairs. The government has made that decision pretty easy from a monetary standpoint. In the hands of the business owner, the two are virtually the same. The advantages were obvious … Read More
How To Make Your Employee Benefit Plan Go Further
To understand cost containment for your employee benefit plan, you need to understand the cost breakdown of a typical plan. The average cost of employee benefits is about $3,000 per employee per year. Approximately 15% of that is made up of administration fees, and the rest (85%) comes from benefit claims costs. Most insurance companies say they will save you … Read More