# Sickness insurance

Financial support for employees who become too unwell to work.

## What is Sickness insurance?

Sickness insurance (also known as illness insurance) is a type of insurance benefit that covers employees in the instance that they become too unwell to work.

Sickness insurance involves your company paying a premium which then pays out a lump sum or a regular monthly income to an employee if they become sick.

At Ben, we've partnered with leading sickness insurance providers to offer your team the best level of support for them.

## Why should you offer sickness insurance?

Providing your employees with sickness insurance comes with benefits to both you and them.

**Benefits to employees:**

- Financial backup in the instance they become too unwell to work.
- Peace of mind that their dependents won't be affected if they're unable to work.

**Benefits to you:**

- Improve attraction
- Improve employee retention
- Reduces the cost to you if an employee cannot work

## Why offer sickness insurance through Ben?

Ben makes offering sickness insurance easy. You'll work with a benefits consultant to help you determine if this is the right benefit for you and how it will fit in with your overall package. From there we'll help you find a provider at a preferred price through our global broker network.

Our onboarding team ensures all employees are set up properly, and with ongoing self-serve enrollment, as well as automated provider communications. All admin work is taken care of for you, including if you offer various levels of coverage or dependent enrollment.

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**Fraser Hopper,**

Head of Operations at Chattermill

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