Offering Group Health Benefits for Your Employees

When you are small or medium sized business owner, and you want to go a little further for your employees, your first look should be towards offering group health benefits for your employees. Traditional health and dental insurance is not actually “insurance” because employers indirectly pay the health and dental claims. Typically, a life insurance company will charge the difference between the premiums and the claims, but there is a unique program available to Canadians where the administration costs is a percentage of claims and a flat monthly fee per employee, which makes it substantially less money than traditional insurance- and it still offers you great coverage.


Offering group health insurance is a wonderful incentive for keeping your currently employees happy, as well as attracting potential candidates for future positions. With today’s economy, many small and medium sized businesses do not believe they can afford health benefits for their employees because they are only aware of traditional benefit plans. Offering benefits to employees can often be the defining factor for your company when a job candidate is being offered a position as individual health coverage is significantly more expensive for the consumer. Ask your group health broker about Ten Star’s Group Plus and discover how you can offer more, for less.


When discussing insurance options with your broker, prepare a short list of questions before arriving. Finding a knowledgeable broker with experience dealing with the type of insurance you need can help you in the long run, so remember to take your time when finding the most appropriate broker for your needs.