> I suppose my point was that the whole idea of the PEO is that they can > negotiate better premiums from the carriers, but that doesn't seem to be the > case when put into practice.
Thing is, the premiums through the PEO *are* lower than if you try to go directly to the carrier. My plan is a Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan - in this area that's the top of the line carrier. If a company tries to go through a broker or direct to the client they'll get rates over $1000/mo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:302294 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5