Our Expertise. Your Advantage

Committed to Expert Service

Group Benefits Consulting of Canada (GBCC) is adept at strategically developing, placing, and servicing employee benefits programs.

While many brokers can quote basic employee benefits coverages, GBCC maintains an unparalleled commitment to technical expertise, advice, and quality service.

Consulting Services—Seven Steps to Success

As a dedicated advocate for your firm, GBCC operates as an extension of your human resources department. We work in conjunction with insurance providers, claims administrators, retirement providers and other corporate advisors to provide sound employee benefit programs.

GBCC Advantage

1. Establish

benefit goals & objectives to match the corporate philosophy

2. Develop

plan-design options and benchmark them with industry norms

3. Provide

projections on employee benefit and retirement costs

4. Explore

alternate funding methods that meet overall corporate objectives and risk tolerances

5. Provide

an in-depth market analysis of your current employee benefits

6. Roll Out

the new plan through unrivaled employee benefit communication

7. Deliver

an administration package and provide education and ongoing support


Employee Benefits Programs

In today’s competitive marketplace, an employee benefit program helps attract and retain qualified employees. A benefits program is highly valued because it protects employees against financial risks from death, disability, or high medical or dental expenses. These benefits can boost efficiency, productivity, and morale. Premiums are also tax-deductible as corporation expenses.

GBCC Advantage

Review

programs goals and objectives to ensure they match your corporate philosophy

Design

plan options and benchmark them to industry norms. Assist with coordinating patient assistance and provincial drug programs.

Explore

alternate funding methods that meet overall corporate objectives and risk tolerance

Annual

review of claims history and trends along with premium negotiations

Provide

an in-depth market analysis of current employee benefit requirements, and make recommendations.

Consult

on tax-effective employee benefit programs that can be offered in place of a pay increase

Employee

communication and value-added statements that include itemized real costs

Protect

families against the financial costs of a death, disability, critical illness and costs of health and dental claims.

Human Resources

support, guides, HR handbooks and letters to assist in creating sound corporate policies.


Retirement Benefits Programs

Providing a formal retirement program is essential for employers. A retirement program may be perceived as costly, but it can be less than half the employer-price of government programs such as Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, and Workers Compensation.

GBCC Advantage

Group RRSPs

Deferred

profit-sharing plans

Pension plans

(defined contribution and defined benefit)


Program Management

A company must select a broker partner that not only analyzes claims and evaluates information but can manage its benefits program as well. GBCC operates confidentially as an extension of your employee benefits department.

GBCC Advantage

Executive Benefit Programs

Augment your executives’ business and personal lives through payment protection insurance, enhanced retirement plans, critical illness plans, cost-plus programs, and disability protection

Benchmarking Platform

Partner with Cloud Advisors’ data-driven advice approach

Preferred Pharmacy Network

Combine lower costs with exceptional service and convenient delivery options

Critical Illness Protection

Group plans with no pre-existing conditions, no age restrictions, employee portability, dependent and spousal coverage, voluntary benefits, and cancer re-occurrence coverage.

Health & Wellness

Ensure that the program provides the tools and resources to assist in providing holistic care

Travel Insurance

Provide exceptional and cost-effective travel insurance solutions