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Mental Health Benefits During A Pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it rocked the whole world to the core. It changed everything – from the way we do business to the way we spend our leisure time, how our kids go to school or learn virtually, how we shop and spend time with our friends and (…) [Read Full Article]
Case Study: Eliminating Late Enrollments While Providing Immediate Protection in Factor Setting
At The Benefits Trust, our primary aim is to help business owners build better benefits plans than they can find anywhere else on the marketplace. We do this by tailoring and customizing plans, as opposed to offering generic, one-size-fits-all solutions like traditional insurance carriers. Recently, we had the opportunity to (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Case Study
Beware the “COVID-19 Adjustment Factor” in Your Next Renewal
Last year, small businesses faced many challenges, including subsidizing big insurance companies during the start of the pandemic. Dental and paramedical service providers were shut down, except for emergency treatments. Though employees could not access these services, businesses were still expected to pay full premiums for benefits coverage. From March (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in ASO Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits
Happy Holidays from The Benefits Trust!
The Benefits Trust would like to wish our valued advisors and benefits members a happy holiday season. Though this past year was a challenge for many Canadians, we’re optimistic for what lies ahead and wish you and your loved ones a prosperous, healthy, and happy new year. We’re here to (…) [Read Full Article]
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A Post-Covid Strategy for Health and Benefits Plans
In the September 2020 edition, our President, Robert J. Crowder, CLU GBA, was published in Workplace.ca, a leading publication on Canadian management and workplace resources. The topic discussed was how benefits advisors and business owners needed to plan for a post-Covid world for their health and benefits plans. Below is (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Employee Benefits
Mitigating Risk in Your Client’s Benefits Plan Design – Part 1
A benefits plan is a promise between an employer and their employee. As a trusted source of knowledge to your clients, your role as a benefits advisor is to help them keep that promise. You can achieve this by advising them on the optimal benefits plan design that will best (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits
Case Study: Freeing Yourself From the Commodity Mindset
The main focus of The Benefits Trust is to provide superior Third Party Administration services for employer groups of one or more. We do this by tapping into our professional insurance advisor distribution network. And because we’re independently and privately-owned, we’re able to work with close to 20 different insurance (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Custom Plan Design
Happy Canada Day from all of us at The Benefits Trust!
Last year, we celebrated our 25th anniversary at The Benefits Trust. In no corner of our imagination could we have expected to find ourselves where we are today. Like most of you, we are coping, we are adapting, and we are looking ahead to a brighter future. This year, we (…) [Read Full Article]
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Case Study: Reflecting Your Company Culture in Your Benefits Plan
At The Benefits Trust, our primary aim is to provide business owners with superior benefits plans. We offer tailored plans that are designed to provide ample flexibility, tax advantages, and, of course, employee satisfaction. Recently, we were able to help one of our clients in the education space design a (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Custom Plan Design
We’re Here for You
As an essential service, we want to assure you that all employees at The Benefits Trust are working and available to support you during this unprecedented time. While our physical offices are closed, our team is fully functional and operating safely from home. Please encourage your employees to communicate with us electronically. All plan (…) [Read Full Article]
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