The Benefits Trust Blog
The Benefits Trust App: Features Update
We’re constantly improving to meet the needs of our plan members, our clients, and their advisor partners! Our benefits app – a convenient and easy way for plan members to submit claims – has just been updated with new features to make the experience even better. Here are the new (…) [Read Full Article]
Common Benefits Advisor Problems: Plan Design – Don’t Be a Commodity [Case Studies]
Here’s a hard truth – your clients don’t owe you anything. The small group benefits industry is largely commodity-driven. Successful business owners (your clients) are concerned with getting value from their benefits plan so they can go back to focusing on their company’s success. For most off-the-shelf benefits solutions, “value” (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Benefits Costs, Benefits Taxation, Employee Benefits
Can I Offer Benefits for Employees over 70?
People are increasingly working beyond the traditional “retirement age”. With employees staying on as they get older, many business owners aren’t sure about the rules for their benefits plans. In fact, since many traditional benefits plans terminate at age 70, most business owners believe that they cannot offer benefits for (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Employee Benefits
Tell the Government You Don’t Want Your Health and Dental Plan Taxed!
The Federal Government is considering taxing health and dental benefits plans, which would increase taxes for employees. In many cases, this tax would result in small and mid-sized companies no longer offering benefits or significantly reducing benefits coverage. Millions of Canadians could lose access to affordable extended health, dental, and (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Employee Benefits
Hybrid Benefit Plan Design – What’s Your Spot on the Line? [Video]
Small and mid-sized business owners often believe their employee benefits plan options are limited, particularly because traditional plans offered by large insurers provide little flexibility. However, with a hybrid benefit plan design business owners can maintain the key elements they like in their traditional plan while introducing a much greater (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Member News, News
Happy Holidays from The Benefits Trust! See Our Holiday Hours
Season’s greetings to our benefits members and advisors! We wish you health and happiness over the holiday season and in the New Year! Please be advised of our special holiday hours, in the event you or your employees have claim inquiries: If you would like to submit a claim over (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Member News, News
Sanofi Healthcare Survey Reveals Canadians Want More Flexible and Integrated Health Benefit Plans
Canadian health benefit plans can do a lot more to keep up with employees’ changing needs and expectations, revealed this year’s Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey. The annual survey asks 1,500 primary holders of group health benefits plans across the country to rate workplace supports for healthcare management. This year’s results (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Employee Benefits
The Employer-Employee Relationship Is Changing. Is Your Benefits Plan?
Gone are the days when employees would stay at one company for the entirety of their working career. According to Workopolis, frequent job changing is the new normal with 51% of people leaving any given role in two years or less. With this shift in employment habits, the employer-employee relationship (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Employee Benefits
Do Employee Benefits Trump Higher Salaries for Millennials?
Flexible hours, free lunches, and casual dress – do those perks really mean more to millennials than a higher salary? With millennials now making up the majority of Canada’s workforce, employers need to understand how to hire, retain, and engage them. Offering perks or employee benefits plans can help businesses (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Employee Benefits
Robert Crowder Encourages Small Business Benefits Advisors to Offer Healthcare Spending Accounts
A healthcare spending account (HCSA or HSA) is a great way for any business to customize their benefits plan to suit their compensation philosophy and business goals. It can complement a traditional core health and dental plan or it can be a standalone solution. It can be used to compensate (…) [Read Full Article]
Posted in Employee Benefits, Healthcare Spending Accounts
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