Closer to Home
We’re extremely excited to announce our Partnership with Closer to Home. As an organization Closer to Home uses evidence-based practices and solutions to create programs and services ensuring children and families are supported in our community. As annual participants in their adopt-a-family program we couldn’t help but fall in love with this organization and the […]
Coverage When It’s Critical
Employee protection when a health crisis threatens their financial security Medical advances mean people routinely live through conditions we previously thought of as life- threatening. But that health crisis can involve on-going expenses not covered by disability or health benefits. Critical Illness insurance helps meet the financial demands that often accompany a significant health change, […]
10 Things About Employee Benefits
NO MIMIMUM FIRM SIZE Your company is eligible to apply even if it’s a one-person operation. The Chambers Plan was introduced to protect small businesses of various size and statures, from home-based businesses to growing companies (up to 50 employees). Best of all, the Chambers Plan grows with you and your company. NO INDUSTRY RESTRICTIONS […]
ARIVE® EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
A SMART BUSINESS MOVE FOR YOUR CHAMBERS PLAN CLIENTS A study commissioned by Arete Human Resources Inc found employee assistance programs (EAPs) demonstrate benefits to both employees AND employers. The study, Investigating the Global Value of a Canadian Employee Assistance Program, confirmed EAPs improve Canadians’ quality of life, reduce the economic challenges of lower productivity […]
Preventing Claims
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin’s words of almost 300 years ago still ring true. In the 2016 Sanofi Canada Healthcare Survey, it was found that 83% of employers were interested in finding ways to reduce healthcare costs – more than half of them would prefer to try and […]
Employee Assistance Program
ALL WITH A CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE GROUP INSURANCE PLAN® EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM ARETE® HUMAN RESOURCES INC. When life’s challenges make it difficult to concentrate on work, support for you and your employees is available through the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Arive®. This confidential service provides access to […]
Chambers Plan Business Assistance Service
Most small businesses can’t afford to have a team of specialists on hand to help deal with unexpected problems that require an expert opinion. The Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan® Business Assistance Service (BAS) is designed to fill this gap. This confidential service provides access to professional accounting, counselling, legal and human resource experts […]
Should You Add an HSA?
Benefit plans are a complex component of business, maybe more so in small businesses. They involve a delicate balance of cost and needs. In large businesses, finding the right mix of benefits can be a case of “trying to please everyone a little bit”. In small businesses, you might have few employees, but all with […]
Disability Benefits Don’t Have to be Taxing
If you became disabled through illness or injury, would you be able to survive financially? Would your personal savings provide sufficient resources to pay for items like food, rent, and everyday expenses? If you’re like most Canadians, your savings would not maintain your standard of living for very long. And even though the federal government […]
