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
How Do You Ensure the Most Used Part of your Employee Benefit Plan Will Never Increase Again?
Employee Benefit Plans for small businesses are notorious for double-digit inflation. The threat of the unsustainable benefit plan is a fact that many small business owners face every year at renewal. Here’s a way to stop having that awkward renewal conversation with your benefits provider; make the most used portion of your benefit plan a fixed and predictable cost. This … Read More
10 Reasons Why Benefit Advisors Miss The Mark with 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
The 11 Key Elements that an Association Benefit Plan should provide its Membership
When does an Association benefit plan make sense? In short, the answer should always be. However, this is seldom the case. Many companies have experienced that there’s a premium to work through an Association benefit plan. Many companies have experienced high administration fees, one-size-fits-all approach, limited service capabilities, ineffective regional coverage and limited supporting technology platforms. Many feel it is great … Read More
How Much Should I Budget for my First Employee Benefits Plan?
So you’re challenged to get the best employees because you don’t offer a benefit plan. You run the risk of losing a valuable employee because you don’t have a benefit plan. You want to offer security to employees, but you don’t want to jeopardize your company’s bottom line in the process. What will a benefit plan cost my business? Whatever is … Read More