Small firms get staff cover

The health insurer has launched StaffSmart, a workplace health cover programme for employers at small businesses.

Kelleigh Aston, general manager of sales and marketing, said most staff products were offered for groups of more than 25 people.
StaffSmart covers 15 to 25.

“We get lots of requests from people saying there’s not enough competition in that up-to-25 space,” she said. “We thought, why don’t we create something?”

The plan is made up of a base plan that covers surgery, cancer treatment, major diagnostic procedures, private hospital admissions and treatments outside New Zealand.