We hope that everyone had a great summer, we sure did!

Now that summer is over and we move into fall it is the perfect time to review your current group benefit requirements. We have been invited to participate in an online interview at 10 am MST on Wednesday, September 28th where we will be going through some options many small and mid-sized businesses do not realize are available to them to help attract and retain good employees.

SEATS ARE LIMITED! 1 ATTENDEE WILL WIN A $500 BENEFITS ASSESSMENT AND 1 ATTENDEE WILL WIN A $500 COACHING PACKAGE! THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIMITED TIME OFFER MADE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WORTH $350 EACH.

Should you have any questions please let us know by going through the Contact Us tab at the bottom of our home page.

Please join us by clicking on this underlined text where you will be taken to the registration site. We look forward to having you participate with us.

Take care!

We have been approached by many of our clients recently to look at enhancing the coverage in place for their employees. It seems as though everyone is gearing up to attract and retain valuable employees.

There are so many things you can do with your group plan and The Benefit Specialists and BeneCo would be happy to help you with your program. We have many years of experience in this field and we will bring that expertise to you and your employees.

Employee benefits are such a valuable way to attract and retain key employees and it does not matter the size of your company. You can have just yourself as business owner on the plan or you can have hundreds of employees, there are options for everyone.

We look forward to hearing from you! Take care!

As independent employee benefit brokers we can work with virtually every Canadian insurance company that offers these types of plans.

We will gather information from you in order to make a decision on which carriers would be most competitive for your company’s needs. Each carrier has their own specials niches where they are most competitive.

Insurance companies will only provide one valid quote to a broker. We will go through the services we offer, etc. and then ask that you decide whether you would like to work with us or another broker and then go to market. Insurance companies don’t offer different pricing by advisor so it is really your decision to work with who you are comfortable with.

We hope this helps a little more light on how testing the employee benefits marketplace works. We would enjoy hearing from you so please let us know if you have any questions by contacting us through our website, www.beneco.ca.

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This week we held four employee benefit meetings with the staff of one of our fast growing clients. It was a great experience where we were able to outline so many things to each employee and answer their specific questions. The feedback from the employer and staff was all positive and created an excitement about their group plan.

We have found over the years that by having this type of session has helped control costs long-term and helped the employees understand what they have for coverage, etc.

By having short employee benefit meetings with staff you can save a lot of time and headache down the road.

If you would like to discuss this topic further please contact us through our website, www.beneco.ca.

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This is a very important topic that, when overlooked, can create major issues for the business owner and any employee not added to the program.

Most group plans are set up as mandatory plans where anyone working a minimum of 20 hours per week should be on the plan. If they are not put on the plan when eligible they can become a late applicant.

Late applicants have to go through full medical underwriting for themselves and their dependents. Should anyone have health issues the employee’s coverage can be completely declined and is therefore out of luck at a time when they may need coverage most.

Please avoid this type of situation by adding all employees and making your benefit program a mandatory part of employment.

Should you want to increase the number of hours worked per week to something higher you can do that as well. Some companies will make it mandatory for employees working a minimum of 30 hours for example.

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns by contacting us via email, telephone or through our website: www.beneco.ca.

Take care!

Recently, The Benefit Specialists Corp and BeneCo teamed up with one of our partners in Calgary to film a few videos on group insurance and private health services plans. Mitch Reynolds from Life Guard Insurance runs the #1 website in the Calgary area for personal life and health insurance and is one of our referring partners. With his help, we filmed some videos that explain what we do for clients, how to get a quote and what to expect with ongoing service.

Sean represented The Benefit Specialists Corp in the first video. Sean did a great job explaining TBSC’s unique value proposition in this video. He highlighted our over 50 years combined experience, our specialization in the complex field of group benefits insurance, and our outstanding customer service and support. If you were ever wondering what sets TBSC apart from our competition in Calgary and across Alberta, take 5 minutes of your time and watch this video.

Paul then did an excellent job explaining n a nutshell what a private health services plan is in the second video. Understanding how this sort of flexible, tax efficient plan can be used by a corporation to extend health and dental benefits to employees is very valuable. Not everyone in your company has the same needs. One might need laser eye surgery while another might need to get braces for their children. A pool of tax free dollars usable by the employees for any eligible health expense is much more flexible and viewed as more fair by employees. Reimbursement of health expenses as a tax free benefit to employees and a tax deductible expense to the corporation. This is a true win-win scenario for health and dental benefits.
These videos are posted on the Life Guard Insurance website. Even though they are featured with one of our insurance partners, the information is universal for all our customers and partners. These videos are only 4 or 5 minutes each and worth a look. Here at The Benefit Specialists Corp and BeneCo we are ready to work for you: design the most valuable employee benefits plan for your company and provide outstanding ongoing customer service.
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