The opportunity
Your employer clients have group health plans, disability coverage, and EAP programs. What they don't have is a structured, expert-managed process for the moment a cancer-surviving employee is medically cleared to return — but not truly ready.
That gap creates real cost: extended disability duration, productivity loss, accommodation missteps, and failed returns. Life|After® is the program that closes it. And until now, most brokers haven't had anything to offer at this stage.
"Most benefit packages stop at treatment. Life|After® starts where they leave off."
— Rick Tyler, FounderWhy brokers recommend Life|After®
Life|After® is built to work the way the broker works — flexible to present, easy for employers to adopt, and with no administrative complexity on either side.
However the broker chooses to position the program with their client — co-presenting, introducing, or supporting from the background — Life|After® handles the operational side. Assessment, coordination, reporting, and case closure are managed by Life|After®. There's nothing for the broker to administer or track after the referral.
Brokers who bring substantive solutions to workforce challenges build stickier client relationships. Life|After® gives you a reason to be in front of clients during high-stakes moments.
From a regional school district to a large self-funded employer — the pay-per-employee model means there's no minimum headcount required for a client to participate.
Making the financial case
When a broker presents Life|After® to a client, the human case is usually felt immediately. These are the financial figures that give CFOs, HR directors, and risk managers permission to act on it.
What to tell your client
For a tenured employee earning $60,000, failed return-to-work costs the employer $30,000–$45,000 in recruiting and retraining alone — before accounting for lost institutional knowledge, team disruption, or extended disability claims.
Life|After® costs a fraction of that per case. The ROI math doesn't require a spreadsheet — it requires one honest conversation about what replacement actually costs.
The gap in the current stack
Group health pays for treatment. Disability covers the claim period. EAPs address mental health. None of them manage the structured transition back to productive work — which is where the real cost accumulates.
That's the gap Life|After® fills. And for your clients with school boards, universities, or self-funded employer accounts, the case is particularly strong. The program also extends to caregiver employees — workers supporting a loved one through cancer treatment — giving brokers an even broader value conversation with any employer.
No retainer. No fixed overhead. Pay-per-employee means the cost is incurred only when a case is active — and for most clients, one successful return-to-work case offsets the program cost many times over. That's the conversation you get to have.
Statistics sourced from CDC/MMWR, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, SHRM, and Gallup. Life|After® makes no specific outcome guarantees.
How it works for brokers
The broker's role is defined by the broker. Some prefer to co-present with Life|After®. Some want to present the program themselves with Life|After® in a support role. Some make the introduction and step back. All three work. Life|After® manages the entire program so there is nothing for the broker or the employer to administer.
A client with a workforce of any size is a potential fit. School boards, universities, self-funded employers, and any organization where cancer-related leave is a reality — which is all of them.
How the broker introduces Life|After® to a client is entirely up to them — a brief email, a joint call, or a co-presented overview. Whatever fits the client relationship. Broker-ready materials are available for any format, formatted for employer presentation. Custom leave-behinds for specific client types are available on request.
The employer conversation happens on terms the broker defines — Life|After® can co-present with the broker, support the broker's own presentation, or meet with the employer directly if the broker prefers. The conversation is always framed around the employer's specific workforce and situation, with credit going where it belongs.
When the employer engages, the program activates. The broker has added a meaningful, differentiated resource to their client relationship — with nothing to administer and a client who now has access to something they didn't before.
Common questions from brokers
The questions brokers ask most often — answered plainly.
Does this compete with the disability plan I've already placed?
No. Life|After® operates in the return-to-work phase — after medical clearance, not during the disability claim. It complements existing disability coverage and often shortens disability duration, which benefits the plan.
What if my client only has one or two cancer cases per year?
That's exactly who Life|After® is built for. The pay-per-employee model means there's no retainer or minimum commitment — an employer can access the full program for a single case and pay only for that case.
How do I present this without it feeling like a pitch?
Frame it as filling a gap you identified in their benefit structure. The data supports the need — nearly half of cancer survivors say they're not well enough to work at medical clearance. You're presenting a solution to a documented problem.
Is this only for cancer, or does it cover other conditions?
The program is purpose-built for cancer survivorship, which is where the expertise and the gap are clearest. That focus is a feature — it makes Life|After® credible and specific, rather than another generic wellness program. That said, the same framework has been applied successfully to employees managing autoimmune conditions, stroke recovery, and other serious diagnoses where the gap between treatment and a successful return is just as real. If a broker has a client situation that doesn't fit neatly into cancer survivorship, the answer is almost always to ask — the program is more flexible than the label suggests.
How long does a typical case run?
Case duration varies depending on diagnosis, treatment history, and job demands — but the program is designed for the active return-to-work transition, not indefinite support. Rick can walk through typical timelines in your broker conversation.
What materials are available to share with clients?
Life|After® provides broker-ready overview materials formatted for employer presentation. Custom leave-behinds for specific client types are available on request.
Let's talk
A 20-minute call with Rick Tyler is the right first step — whether you have a specific client in mind or just want to understand the program before adding it to your toolkit.
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