BC’s Medical Services Plan: What is MSP – and what does it have to do with your benefits plan?
This blog is from 2017, and due to legislative changes in BC, MSP employer payments were cancelled. Please read more here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/health-drug-coverage/msp/bc-residents/premiums ———————————— By Katie Wray, Immix Group / March 30, 2017 The three certainties that come along with living in British Columbia: death, taxes – and Medical Services Plan (MSP) premium
At Immix, our role goes far beyond the pricing of your program.
By Lindsay Davis, Vice President, Immix Group / Feb 09, 2017 From time to time, we are approached by businesses that do not have an employee benefits program in place. Or, they have a plan, but they do not have an active relationship with their benefits broker. Surprisingly to us, they
For young businesses and start-ups: The best – and most revolutionary – health/wellness benefits platform
By Howard Cheung, Account Executive, Immix Group / June 15, 2017 You and your business are new, fresh, forward-looking. You’re rethinking traditional workplace health benefits. An efficient, innovative employee digital, cloud-based benefits platform may be just what you’re looking for. This new benefits platform solves the top three common complaints: – plan administrator’s management burden
Health benefits fraud: How it happens – and how your business can avoid it
By Lindsay Davis, Vice President, Immix Group / Jan 06, 2017 You provide health benefits to attract, reward and retain good employees. And it works. The majority of your employees recognize and appreciate the health, dental and other benefits they enjoy at your company. They live up to your expectations. They
Conversion Plans- Individual Health Care & Dental Plans
By Lindsay Davis, Vice President, Immix Group | Feb 03, 2016 Help ensure individuals do not lose coverage between jobs and in retirement When changing employers, leaving a company, or retiring from the workforce, considering healthcare and dental costs and options can be stressful for many people. A gap in
Generic Drugs: Fact vs. Fiction
By Katie Wray, Immix Group Nov 15, 2015 Discussions surrounding prescription drugs tend to take up a large part of any employee benefits renewal meeting. On average, for a typical Canadian small business, prescription drug claims make up 50-70% of the extended health care claims in any given renewal year. Over
Emergency travel: The hidden insurance in benefit plans
By Katie Wray, Immix Group Did you know that most benefits plans include emergency travel insurance? Most clients and their employees either don’t know of this hidden benefit, or they’ve forgotten it. And, if they do happen to remember it, they probably don’t realize just how extensive their emergency coverage is
Long-term disability coverage
By Lindsay Byrka | BA, BEd, CFP Vice President, Immix Group: An Employee Benefits Company Imagine for a moment that one of your employees got into a serious crash while commuting home. The employee is going to recover – but it will take months of intense therapy before he can return to