From office supplies to human resources, Aetna is offering its customers discounts and savings on key business expenses.

The Hartford, Conn.-based insurer has unveiled its Aetna Resource Connection program, available to brokers and those employers with 1 to 300 employees, leveraging the company’s buying power to help save others money, the company said.

Mary Claire Conner, head of local and regional business for Aetna said small business owners face a number of challenges in the current economy and the new program is another example of the insurer developing “innovative and low cost products and services designed to meet [customers'] health and financial needs.”

Among those participating in the Aetna Resource Connection program are office supplies store Staples, staffing solutions provider The BOSS Group, payroll and human resources management company PrimePay, and HR & Benefits Essentials, providing an online library of thousands of pages of information on employee benefits, human resources and federal and state laws.