Protecting The EmployeeSome company executives seem to have a lack of foresight...they don't consider the welfare of the employee. They feel they pay her a good salary and that is sufficient. That salary had better be much larger than any other company is willing to pay as word has a way of spreading among people in similar types of business. A competitor could steal your well trained and capable employee from you without a second thought...
A key employee insurance plan that would provide for the family of this employee in the event of death or disability would surely be appreciated by this employee. She may even feel indebted to you as a result...
In addition to the key employee insurance plan you could make it even better for her by adding a health insurance policy and may be even a pension and profit sharing plan. Any of the key employee insurance plans can be contributory or non-contributory. In other words you can have the employee make a financial contribution to them through salary or you can pay for it all yourself. Talk to your accountant or attorney about the tax advantages.