Administrator’s Duties (Part 1)

Administrator’s Duties (Part 1)

Very often, we as brokers, are asked “why”, if an employee doesn’t want to pay their portion of the premium or simply don’t want the coverage, do they have to participate on the group benefit plan? In striving to make comparisons easily understood by plan...
Administrator’s Duties (Part 1)

What YOU hate about benefits

As an employee benefit broker, I know the number one thing customers HATE about benefits: PAYING FOR THEM  In a recent informal survey, respondents—employees and employers alike—outlined their main complaints about benefits: Rates Lack of coverage Wait times for...
Administrator’s Duties (Part 1)

There is NO secret sauce

MP Benefits has been around for a long time…and in all that time, I can say I know of no “secret sauce” to what we do. Being focused on employee experience, abiding by the employer’s need for cost certainty, transparency, and open communication, means creating benefit...
Administrator’s Duties (Part 1)

“We’ve always done it this way.”

Disruption is such a business BUZZ word, like the annoying mosquito, or house fly, which just doesn’t take the hint when you flick your wrist. There’s nothing wrong with disruption for improved practices, so long as we remember to maintain the greater good. What made...
Administrator’s Duties (Part 1)

What’s “normal” now?

There’s no going back. Where SARS and MERS were the harbingers of things to come, COVID has effectively changed us from this point forward. Recovery, for the most part, will never again entail “business as usual” because let’s not forget the economy wasn’t strong when...
Administrator’s Duties (Part 1)

What Do Benefits Look Like AFTER COVID-19

COVID-19 has certainly thrown us all into a state of uncertainty. MP Benefits continues to be unwavering in our commitment to our clients and your ultimate success through these turbulent times. No one has a crystal ball to accurately predict what the world of...