5 Reasons Why Businesses Can’t Sponsor Their Own Benefits Plan?

self managed benefit plans

I’ve been out to a number of clients who don’t have a benefit plan. There are some business owners that I’ve met that are attempting to self-manage their own benefit plan. They see that it’s a necessary step to help attract and retain employees.  Introducing a benefit plan helps to legitimize the company in the eyes of employees, suppliers and … Read More

Are These 4 Health Plan Mistakes Putting Your Small Business at Risk?

Benefit Plan a Liability To Your Company

You’re a great employer! You’ve set up a benefits plan for your employees, but you may be exposed to unrealized liability. Many companies set up a benefits plan to protect their employees but is your employee benefits plan creating a liability for your company? Here are some potential situations that we come across that can potentially come back and blow … Read More

Why Marketing Your Group Benefits Plan Every Couple of Years is a Bad Idea

Marketing Your Group Benefit Plan

The traditional approach taken by most benefits consultants is to take your benefit plan out to the insurance marketplace for pricing. This, however, is a short term solution and not a sustainable practice. This is at best, a knee-jerk response to costs that are climbing out of control and doesn’t address the real issue of getting claims in hand.  It also … Read More

Want to Learn About the 9 Biggest Mistakes Made on Benefit Plans?

Biggest Mistakes Made on Benefit Plans

  If you think the benefits industry is child’s play, you’re mistaken.  I’ve listened to a number of benefits brokers “pitches” and if I find their approach confusing then chances are you will too!  It’s not difficult to see that the biggest mistakes made on benefit plans are due to misinformation and the self-serving needs of the benefits consultant. Get … Read More

10 Reasons Why Benefit Advisors Miss The Mark with Small Business Benefit Plans

Small Business Benefit Plans

  If you don’t know by now, I’m in the group benefits marketplace.  I’ve grown my business by being transparent, accountable and acting as an advocate for small and medium-sized companies.  I coach clients and their staff on the shared responsibility of having a group benefits plan and giving instruction on how to create a sustainable plan for years to … Read More

How Can Your Benefits Plan Benefit From a Third Party Administrator?

why use a TPA

A prospective client asked me recently ‘why use a Third Party Administrator?’  I thought this was a blog-worthy item of interest and write about it this week as this is not the first time I’ve been asked this question. First of all, it’s important to understand what a TPA is all about and what role do they fulfil within the … Read More