Finding Employee Benefits Advice in Atlantic Canada

Simply Benefits Marketing

By Simply Benefits Marketing

May 3, 2022

Attracting and retaining high-quality talent is as important now as it ever has been. Your employer-sponsored benefits plan is a critical piece of the overall compensation package that can set your company apart from others in your industry. Whether you are looking to implement an employee benefits plan for the first time or benchmark your current plan, benefits advisors (aka benefits consultants) are available to help.

The following benefits brokerages have offices in Atlantic Canada which includes the Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador. These advisors offer a range of services, some exclusively focusing on optimizing your benefits plan, and others providing more broad financial and investment-related advice.

Helpful Resource: If you are looking for a benefits specialist in a province outside of Atlantic Canada, see our Comprehensive List of Benefits Brokers, Advisors & Consultants in Canada

It is important to note that firms can provide their expertise as a fee-for-service (common with Benefits Consultants) or receive a commission paid directly from the chosen insurer (Advisors and Brokers). Be sure to ask the advisor what their compensation structure looks like when you contact them.

These firms are ordered alphabetically.

Archway Insurance

Archway Insurance

Location: Amherst, NS

Archway Insurance's expertise is homegrown in Atlantic Canada, making its brokers familiar with the lifestyle and financial needs of residents and businesses in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Archway Insurance has built solid partnerships with major Canadian insurance providers, allowing them to present leading options for the personal, commercial, group, and life insurance products they need.

Atlantic Benefits Collaborative

Atlantic Benefits Collaborative

Location: Saint John, NB

Atlantic Benefits Collaborative is a Group Benefit consulting firm specializing in Health & Dental plans, while also offering Group Retirement Savings plans, H.R. Services*, EAP (Employee Assistance Plans), and Consulting only services. By engaging with Atlantic Benefits Collaborative you benefit from an in-depth review process, strategic design, and detailed implementation process ensuring your highest expectations are exceeded.

Connolly Group

Connolly Group

Location: Charlottetown, PEI

Connolly Group was born from the belief that insurance is not about you, it’s about those that you care for. For your employees, Connolly Group provides leading-edge benefits to protect them while they contribute to your company, so they can be comfortable knowing that they and their families are covered if a medical situation should arise. For you and your family, Connolly Group builds comprehensive plans for your protection.

Dougan Insurance Group Inc

Dougan Insurance Group

Location: Charlottetown, PEI

Dougan Insurance Group Inc. is a family-owned and operated insurance advisory firm located in Charlottetown, PEI. Offering a full range of options for individuals, families, and business owners, Dougan Insurance Group is able to build an insurance solution that suits both your budget and needs. No matter how small or large your insurance needs are, Dougan Insurance Group can help find a solution that will work for you.

Eckler

Eckler

Location: Halifax, NS

Eckler's team of more than 25 consultants and analysts are experts in designing benefits programs that meet the needs of plan sponsors in all business sectors and workforces across Canada. From plan design to funding and administration of group benefit arrangements for single- and multi-employer plans, Eckler addresses each organization’s unique opportunities and needs with solutions that are specifically tailored to you.

HUB International

Hub International

Location: Saint John, NB

HUB International advises businesses and individuals on how to reach their goals. When partnering with HUB, you're at the center of a vast network of risk, insurance, employee benefits, retirement, and wealth management specialists. HUB will work together with you to create a comprehensive, multi-year employee benefits strategy that is scoped, scaled, and tailored for your organization.

Johnson Insurance

Johnson Insurance

Location: St. John's NL

For more than 140 years, Johnson Insurance has been delivering high-quality home, auto, and travel insurance and group benefits to Canadians. Today, Johnson Insurance is one of the country's leading and fastest-growing providers of insurance products and benefits, attributing its success to focusing on what is right for its customers and employees. In 2021, Johnson Insurance became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian insurer Intact Financial Corporation

Luedey Consultants

Luedey Consultants Inc.

Location: Halifax, NS

LCI works with a variety of organizations, including small, mid, and large-sized corporations, unions, the public sector, and associations. Based on industry experience and knowledge, LCI is able to design benefit plans based on employer and employee needs to ensure the organization and the employees get the greatest value out of a dollar.

Maritime Group Benefits

Maritime Group Benefits (Selectpath/Navacord)

Location: Woodstock, NB

Maritime Group Benefits designs benefit and retirement plans that are crafted in a thoughtful and deliberate manner to create a responsible balance of coverage, cost, and risk management. Guided by a disciplined approach, each client can expect to retain important coverage, with renewal rates that are always fair, regardless of provider.

Navacord acquired Maritime Group Benefits in Jan 2022 with Maritime being supported by Selectpath Benefits and Financial through their London, ON and Saint John, NB locations. See Announcement for details.

NewGround Financial

NewGround Financial

Location: Dartmouth, NS

NewGround Financial is a financial services firm based in Dartmouth, NS. Licensed to work in all three Maritime provinces, Ontario, and Alberta, NewGround Financial is passionate about helping people achieve corporate and personal financial goals. Working with NewGround Financial is more than just starting a benefits plan or buying an insurance policy; it's about joining a community of like-minded individuals and business owners.

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About Simply Benefits

Simply Benefits is Canada's newest and simplest fully digital Employee Benefits provider that partners with advisors to deliver group health benefits 100% digitally to Canadian employers. We’re a Third Party Payor (TPP) with a platform that provides three portals to enable Benefits Advisors to manage all client plans online, Employers to efficiently administer employee coverage, and Employees to view, update and use their benefits 24/7 via desktop or smartphone app. We help ENGAGE Employees Anytime, Anywhere, SIMPLIFY the benefits experience and EVOLVE an Advisors’ benefits business. To learn more, visit our website or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube

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