by Mike Ignatz | Nov 12, 2014 | Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits, Flexible Benefits
At The Benefits Trust, we have long been proponents of the need for customized benefits plans. Benefits plans should allow you to create groups within your group, and should be tailored to support your business goals and align with your organization’s compensation...
by Mike Ignatz | Oct 31, 2014 | Employee Benefits, Travelling
A recent article from Advisor.ca reminds us that as the weather gets colder, Canadians often seek warmer pastures. According to the Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada, 36% of Canadians are planning to travel this winter! With over a third of Canadians...
by Karen Taylor Smith | Oct 17, 2014 | Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits, Sales Ideas, SelectFlex
This is our fourth blog post in our on-going series about selling to healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals have specific needs for their healthcare plans – needs that conventional off-the-shelf plans typically cannot meet. There is a great opportunity for...
by Robert J. Crowder CLU, GBA | Sep 18, 2014 | Benefits Costs, Coordination of Benefits, Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits, Executive Benefits
That’s right: most off-the-shelf benefits plans on the market discriminate against executives. It’s simple when you think about it. Let’s say everyone in your company has the same, standard benefits plan. When you hire a new employee in an entry-level position and...
by Karen Taylor Smith | Aug 14, 2014 | Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits, Sales Ideas
This is our third blog post in our on-going series about selling to healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals have specific needs for their healthcare plans – needs that conventional off-the-shelf plans typically cannot meet. There is a great opportunity for...