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Toronto Board of Trade Member Group Insurance Benefits – An Excellent Insurance Option for Toronto Small & Mid Sized Businesses A Tanner Financial, we are very proud to be a partner with the Toronto Board of Trade and we’re also an advisor with the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan in Toronto. The Toronto Board of Trade allows small to mized sized business owners and entrepreneurs access to the same group insurance and employee benefits […]

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Understanding Group Insurance Plans

Should I Partner with an Insurance Broker For many, having a job with a good benefits package is a must-have in today’s world. The public healthcare system provides coverage for many expenses, but there are many gaps that a well-designed group benefits package will cover. Employers find that a group benefit plan is an attractive tool for recruiting new employees and for keeping the staff you already rely on happy. Study after study suggests that […]

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How To Buy A Group Benefits Plan Today

These days trying to decide what benefits your employees might want seems more complex than ever. It may seem too simple but start by asking your employees, they will tell you what their priorities are. If you have a larger firm do an internal survey. Hopefully at this point your working with an advisor that specializes in group benefits and they can help you with the questions. Many different employees will have different perceptions of […]

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Group RRSP vs. Individual RRSP

The Differences Between a Group RRSP and an Individual RRSP – How to Pick the Right Investment for Your Needs Enrolling in a Group RRSP is an excellent way to add to your current benefit plan, allowing you the ability to retain key employees and entice new staff to join your team. A Group RRSP is one of the most common methods Canadians use to save away for their retirement. A Group RRSP is very […]

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How will budget proposal on pharmacare affect employers?

Advisory council on National Pharmacare formed, how will this affect things. See the linked article. Our thoughts  here; This is not the first time the Feds have looked at doing this and certainly monies have been poured into it in the past without results. We are one of the few nations without any national pharmacare plan or significant policy and as such pay amongst the highest costs in the industrialized world for drugs. To be […]

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Sun Life adds medical marijuana coverage to group benefits plans

Canadian insurers starting to get a read on marijuana. With Suns’ announcement there will be others that will follow soon. One of the difficulties with a non drug identification number (DIN) drug is how to monitor it and where to place the claims. Sun appears to be considering it in their “medical equipment” section which allows them to look at a pre-approval process. This is clever, creative way to begin. There is little doubt this […]

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Group Benefits

Getting the Most from a Group Benefits Insurance Plan At first glance your group benefit plan can appear complicated. It’s not uncommon for people to have a hard time understanding all of the different elements included in their plan and how each benefit works. There are a variety of group insurance products available including traditional experience-rated plans, non-profit programs like the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan, self-insured (ASO) programs and association plans. When these […]

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Humble & Fred Wellness Interview on XM Sirius

Humble & Fred Brett Tanner is interviewed on The Humble & Fred Radio Show  December 14, 2017 The Miracle of Wellness The Chambers Plan Great News For Small Business! Please click below to listen to the Brett Tanner interview with Humble & Fred.

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