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Group medical benefits for small and medium sized employers

Providing medical benefits can help your business attract, engage, and retain great people while supporting a healthier and more productive workplace. 

Group medical insurance solutions - attract and retain your top talent

Our group medical insurance solution makes it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to access the type of business health insurance usually reserved for large corporates.

Whether you’re a growing local business or an established organisation, we can help you look after your people and create a workplace where top talent wants to join and stay.

Group healthcare insurance solutions for your business

Offering group medical insurance solutions gives your team access to timely treatment, improves overall wellbeing and helps you stand out in a competitive talent market.

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Attract and retain great talent

Providing private health insurance paid by the employer is a significant benefit that helps you compete for the best and most skilled people – particularly important in competitive industries like pharmaceuticals, technology, and professional services.

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Improve profitability

A healthier workplace often leads to higher productivity and profitability. With fewer sick days and stronger team engagement, group medical insurance helps you manage costs and supports long-term business performance.

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Corporate level group health cover for small employers

Our group health insurance solutions bridge the gap between small vs large group health cover. It gives small and medium-sized businesses with 5-100 employees access to pricing, terms, and pre-existing condition concessions often not available to smaller companies.

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Tailor your group health insurance cover

Choose the base cover and excess level that suits your business, then add optional modules. Employees can top up their cover or add family members at discounted group rates, offering flexibility similar to individual or self-employed health insurance plans – with the advantages of group pricing.

What’s covered by group medical insurance?

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Group health insurance solutions

A range of group health insurance solutions for your employees, with optional modules to tailor protection.

Health insurance cover

A full range of surgical treatments, private hospitalisation and care, accommodation benefits, diagnostic tests, and specialist consultations for between 5 -100 employees. For a full list of cover please get in touch.

Employer cost

Employer pays the full cost of cover for employees.

Pre-existing conditions

Cover for qualifying pre-existing conditions for employees and eligible family members.

Family cover

Employees can choose to upgrade their cover themselves and extend benefits to family members, paying a group – not individual - rate.

Continued cover if an employee leaves

If an employee moves on, they can keep their healthcare cover under the scheme for a limited time.

Flexible excess

As an employer, you choose the excess you pay on claims, from $0-$1,000.

Other benefits

Includes proactive health management programmes, diabetes care and bowel screening.

General exclusions

Certain treatments or elective services may not be covered, and waiting periods may apply.

Please see full policy schedule

Full details of exclusions and limits are outlined in the policy schedule. Please talk to us to find out more.

Additional limits may apply

Some services may have caps, waiting periods, or restrictions. Please see the full policy schedule for details. Talk to us to find out more.

Why have group medical insurance cover?

Group medical insurance is one of the most effective ways to enhance your employee offering. It helps you attract great people, stand out in a competitive market, and keep the talent you’ve worked hard to develop. Access to private healthcare – especially when family can also be included – can be a deciding factor for candidates evaluating job offers. 

It also shows your team that their wellbeing genuinely matters, helping create a healthier, more engaged workforce.  

Talk to us about group health cover for your business — we can tailor options for small and medium-sized business of all sizes.

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Why choose us?

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More value, control costs

Our global reach means your business can access pricing and terms typically reserved for large corporates. Group medical insurance offers stable premiums and predictable costs, giving you confidence and control over your business health insurance needs.

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More choice, customise your employee benefits 

Our group medical insurance offers flexible options so you can align what you offer to your business needs. Employees can access wellbeing tools, diabetes support, bowel screening programmes and more – benefits rarely included in retail group health insurance for independent contractors or individuals.

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Competitive advantage

Stand out as an employer of choice. Attract and retain top talent by offering more to your employees than your competitors do and retain the people you need to drive business forward.

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More efficiency, save time and effort

We’ve done the thinking on benefit development, so you can focus on the business. We help simplify group medical insurance for small and medium-sized businesses, removing the complexity and ensuring your benefit offering delivers real value to key employees.

Not ready to talk to someone yet?

Try the Employee Benefits Evaluator — a free, 10-minute tool that benchmarks your current employee benefits against the NZ market and identifies where income protection, group life, and wellbeing support could strengthen your offering.

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Do you have questions?

We can help with your insurance needs whatever the size of your business.  If your small and medium-sized business employs anywhere between 5-100 employees, talk to an expert today.

Frequently asked questions

The best solution balances cost, flexibility, and meaningful benefits. Our group medical insurance is designed specifically small and medium-sized businesses, offering competitive pricing and options similar to group health insurance for individuals, but at group rates.

It helps attract and retain talent, reduces absenteeism, provides faster access to treatment, and supports employee wellbeing. It also offers private health insurance paid by the employer — one of the most valued medical benefits for employees.

With our group medical insurance, small and medium-sized businesses with as few as five employees can access group cover — a key advantage over many health plans, which often require larger group sizes. 

Hospital and surgical cover is the most common base plan for small and medium-sized businesses, supporting both small and large organisations with essential medical protection.

Yes. Employees can voluntarily top up their plan and add family members at their own cost, benefiting from discounted group premiums and concessions on qualifying pre-existing conditions.

We can arrange cover for your business if you have anywhere between 5-100 employees.

Yes. Typically, it’s just two months for most services before any claim can be made, but there are exceptions, and these vary depending on the type of service it is, and the plan you have.  For example, major dental work has a 12-month waiting period.

Their policy can go with them, and cover continues for a limited time. However, if they decide to renew their policy on their own terms, their premium discount will be affected as they are no longer part of your business scheme.

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