Business Services

OVERVIEW

Companies today need the guidance of professionals who understand business problems and business people. Employee benefit plans, retirement programs, executive compensation plans and business succession planning pose challenging problems for business owners today.  ADVANCED FINANCIAL GROUP provides  financial services to a wide array of clients and businesses in the Northeast. Our services include:

  • Employees Benefit Plans
  • Section 125 ("Pre-Tax" Premium) Plans
  • COBRA Compliance Assistance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Executive Compensation Programs
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)


Below is additional information about the services and products we offer to business clients.

 

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Group Insurance plans are no longer "fringe benefit" programs. Their cost often represents a substantial percentage of a company's overall compensation expense. Rather than merely selling a plan, we work with businesses to design group benefit packages that are competitive, cost effective, and satisfy the goals of companies as well as the needs of their employees.

As brokers in this rapidly changing market, our job is to know the products available and each carrier's competitive position in the market. To employer groups, we provide:

  • Health Insurance
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Long Term Care Plans
  • Voluntary Benefit Programs
  • Section 125 ("Pre-Tax Premium") Plans
  • COBRA Compliance Assistance


Our long term success rests with our ability to establish and maintain sold relationships with the major carriers who are active in the marketplace. In determining what carriers we are willing to represent, we take into consideration such factors as underwriting flexibility, benefit designs, available funding arrangements, managed care philosophies, ease of administration, claims processing, initial and renewal rate history, retention of business over the years, and financial strength. Although most carriers offer products in all benefit planning areas (i.e. life, health, dental, disability, and qualified plans), we will only represent a carrier in those areas where they offer a competitive and high quality product as determined by these criteria.

As an independent company, ADVANCED FINANCIAL GROUP represents the leading carriers in the industry that provide quality products with strong customer service and support. The insurance companies that we regularly quote and represent include:

 

Aetna/US. HealthCare

John Alden

Tufts Health

MetLife

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Phoenix Life

Harvard Pilgrim (HPHC)

Principal Mutual

Fallon Health ( FCHP)

Life Investors

UNUM

John Hancock

Delta Dental

Cigna

Fortis Benefits

United HealthCare

Guardian Life

Allied National

American General

Altus Dental

 

 

 

In addition to our planning expertise, we strive to provide our clients with the service they should expect from their benefit planning organizations. ADVANCED FINANCIAL GROUP works with clients to effectively communicate their benefit programs and provide assistance with the enrollment process. After plans are installed, we continue providing advice, information and ongoing service to both the company and its employees. In addition, our knowledgeable and experienced office staff is committed to helping our clients and their employees with answers to day to day questions and solving any administrative and or claims problems that might arise. As part of our service commitment, we offer:

  • Employee Enrollment Packets
  • Benefit Summary Sheets
  • Employee Questions and Answer Sessions
  • Benefit Plan Communication Packages
  • Individual Employee Meetings and Follow-up Calls
  • Plan Administration Review and On-Going Service
  • Claims Troubleshooting
  • Quarterly and Annual Plan Reviews


The type and frequency of the services we provide are based upon the company's needs.

 

RETIREMENT PLANNING

Many businesses today seek to provide financial security for employees both during working years and into retirement. ADVANCED FINANCIAL GROUPcan design and establish tax-qualified retirement programs such as:

  • Pension Plans
  • Profit Sharing Programs
  • 401(k) Plans
  • SIMPLE-IRA/401(k)
  • IRA's


A business may choose from a wide variety of savings and investment product options to fund these programs.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

We work with companies to establish non-qualified plans for selected and/or key employees. These innovative and creative programs are designed to help a company motivate, retain and reward the employees who are important to their success. Benefits are tailored to meet both the company's and employee's financial objectives. Among these programs are:

  • Deferred Compensation
  • Disability Income Buy-Up Plans
  • Employee Stock Ownership(ESOP)
  • Salary Continuation Plans
  • Split Dollar
  • Bonus Arrangements

 

BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING

Planning for the transfer of a business from one generation to the next or from one shareholder to another is vital to a company's continued success. We help business owners to develop and establish succession plans that meet both personal and corporate planning objectives. Legal and tax issues as well as estate planning implications are all considered during this process.