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Who

Under the direction of Howard Kettner, President, WestPro Benefit Systems employs a staff of 30 individuals dedicated to client service. Our Account Managers have a wealth of experience with the special needs of almost ANY industry. All Account Managers are licensed with the British Columbia Insurance Council.

Any Industry:

• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Aviation
• Construction
• Education
• Forest Products
• Insurance/Financial
• Legal
• Manufacturing
• Medical/Dental Facilities
• Mining
• Municipalities Road Maintenance
• Social Services Groups
• Transportation

WestPro's qualified Account Managers, Client Service Representatives, and Billing Statement Administrators are supported by our own full time computer programmer and administrative staff.

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What

WestPro provides strategies and systems for administering and communicating employee group benefit plans in the most cost effective manner. Each of the systems and services we offer, from administration and claims tracking, reporting and analysis to increasing your organization's employee benefit plan awareness and cost containment initiatives is designed to contribute the maximum measurable benefit for our clients. (Want more details? Visit the full Our Services section.)

Third Party Administration Services
WestPro's systems allow for multiple carriers, efficient premium allocation for tax purposes, efficient tax reporting of taxable benefits, personalized employee benefit statements, cost center allocations and more. A one stop administration system that provides more than just billing statements.

Flexible Benefits
WestPro is committed to the 21st century evolution of benefits currently called "Flexible Benefits". Flexible Benefits allow an organization to place all of their benefits, including life insurance, disability, health and more into one custom designed package with up to five levels of coverage for each benefit. Employees make their benefit plan choices based on their lifestyle needs and the benefit plan dollars they have available to purchase desired levels of coverage. In the long term, a Flexible Benefit program can help reduce an organization's benefit plan costs, and employees become more aware of the link between benefit plan choices and costs.

Risk Placement Services
Manages risk through cost effective placement of coverage with insurers having the capability to best serve the organization's needs. WestPro ensures your organization gets the most competitive rates by conducting regular market surveys and performing on-going market analysis.

Cost Effective Plan Design & Administration
WestPro is committed to providing organizations with benefit plans that take maximum advantage of the current federal and provincial tax systems. Premiums are allocated in order to provide maximum purchasing power of available benefit plan dollars.

Claims Trend Analysis & Reporting
Knowledge is Power. WestPro tracks insurers' claim information for disability, drugs, and dental care components as well as provides claim usage information before a plan renewal and identifies trends. A favourable claims position can greatly assist in renewal rate negotiations.

Sustainable Cost Reduction & Rate Guarantees
WestPro evaluates the cost-effectiveness of coverage elements such as frequency of dental check ups, the use of alternative drug benefit delivery methods, and the value that may be provided by disability specialists and managed care providers.

Disability & Absenteeism Management- see MedCan
WestPro coordinates the resources of diagnostic services such as rehabilitation and return to work specialists and insurers to monitor and control the causes, consequences and costs of disability. Effective strategies are implemented and maintained by a team of professionals working with sophisticated support systems to track and analyze trends and results.

Preferred Provider Networks
These networks can deliver economies of scale, such as savings with the volume purchase of prescription drugs, vision care benefits and other services. WestPro takes care of the technical details of Preferred Provider Networks and manages the exchange of employee data and utilization profiles as required.

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When, Where,Why

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Where

WestPro serves our clients from two BC locations: the Lower Mainland (White Rock) and Prince George.

Why

Employee Group Benefits are a cost of doing business. Why pay more for coverage than is necessary? WestPro can provide your organization with a no-cost, written Preliminary Assessment of the cost effectiveness of your organization's group benefits program.

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How

Start with the basics. Are you paying too much for inadequate coverage, misplaced coverage or poor service?

WestPro continually evaluates insurers to ensure that they are best meeting our client's needs. We start by looking at your current insurer's billing statement and latest plan renewal. Our experience with many different industries and situations enables us to identify where the most obvious savings can be achieved.

With no ties to any specific insurer, WestPro can place your coverage with the right insurance carrier for your organization selected from a number of major  insurers that we deal with.

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