“How much does it cost?”
This is a common question when I sit down with a Small Business Owner to talk about building an employee benefits plan.
With so many moving parts to a Traditional benefits plan, I can really only give an average range of somewhere between $500 and $2,000 per year for a Single Employee and an average of between $1,000 and $4,500 per year for a Family Employee. Not insignificant.
It really does depend on what kind of plan you would like to have; the nature of your business; and the demographics of your employees.
The Carriers require the following information,
Employee Information:
- Age; Sex; Marital Status; Occupation; Salary (if interested in Disability Benefits); and Hire Date for each employee.
- What is the definition of an eligible employee? Full-time? Completed 3-months Probation? Working a minimum of 20 hours per week? Tell us your criteria.
Employer Information:
- Legal name of company?
- How many years in business?
- Nature of business?
- Do you currently have coverage? If you answer, “No.”, then we’re good to go. If you answer “Yes.” to this one, then we will have to have a brief chat so I can better understand why you’re not getting your current Broker to help you.
Plan Design Information:
- Unless you tell me exactly what you are looking for, then I will request a “Cadillac” Plan Design quote and a “Chevrolet” Plan Design quote.
Next Steps:
- Once I get the information, then I submit an RTQ (Request-to-Quote) to all of the Carriers that I work with for your size of company.
- I compile all of the quotes into a Market Analysis Report for you and I to review.
- Through conversation we land on what works best for you…usually something in between the “Cadillac” and the “Chevrolet”.
Questions? Give me a shout!
Located in Cambridge, ON Sharkey Group Insurance provides independent Employee Benefits advice & counsel for Small Businesses across Ontario.