What is PEO? – Can This Be the Solution for Our Health Insurance Crisis!
By: Mark Herschlag
What is PEO? PEO is an acronym for a Professional Employer Organization. As Trusted business partners for small and medium size businesses, PEO’s deliver cost-effective, outsourced services for health benefit administration. PEO providers know you need Fortune 500-level benefits to win top talent in a competitive marketplace. And, you want cost-effective, flexible benefits that fit into your business plans. Having PEO can come with lots of benefits. Some of these serves include: time and attendance, recruiting, employee training, and performance management. Ultimately, our goal is to lower your monthly health insurance premium.
How PEO Works:
In co-employment, the PEO becomes the employer of record for tax purposes, filing paperwork under its own tax identification numbers. The client company continues to direct the employees’ day-to-day activities. PEOs charge a service fee for taking over the human resources and payroll functions of the client company. Fees can be as low as $50 month per employee (depending on the number of employees). A common concern we hear from employers when presenting them with PEO is losing control of their business but that’s NOT the case at all. You will still have complete control over your business but for liability issues your PEO provider will take care of it.
Is PEO a Fit for your Business?
For PEO to be the right fit for your business, the fees must offset the savings on your health insurance. For example: If your business has 10 employees and only 3 are enrolling in health insurance then PEO is not the right choice because the fees will be too high for there to be a savings on health insurance. However, if 5/7 out 10 are enrolling then the fees will offset the balance and PEO is defiantly the right fit for you! Don’t stress if PEO is not right for your business because we at Cosmo Insurance have other options for you. Keep reading to learn more.
PEO offers the following:
Group Health Benefits: Health insurance and dental coverage, HSA and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options, Life insurance, COBRA benefits
Payroll Management: Tax remitting and filing assistance, Payroll review, Real-time entry, Direct deposit services
Risk and Compliance Assistance: Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) options, Affordable Care Act (ACA) plan support, Unemployment benefits assistance
Technology Platforms and Support: Mobile app access, Time-off tracking assistance, Expense reimbursement support
HR Support: Industry support and specialization, Employee onboarding, Benefits enrollment
Are You Self-Employed? We Have Amazing New Options for You!
Important: This year husband and wife and single employer insurance group plans will be terminated from their existing plans. (i.e a group that has one owner and 5 employees and only the employer is enrolled in a health insurance plan. Will not be able to reenroll unless one of their W-2 employees enroll as well) But don’t stress we have a solution for you which is a huge game changer.
Cosmo is now partnered with Employer Health Association, which are for self-employed or single member businesses to receive health benefits like large corporations at affordable rates. On top of it, EHA will help you set up a wide-ranging benefits package and risk management plan that will include dental, vision and other wonderful benefits, like fortune 500 companies receive.
Top-rated Insurance Coverage at Competitive Prices
Most self-employed individuals had one options to get insurance they had to either shop through the exchange, direct through the carrier, or through a broker. These options would only allow them to be covered in the state of New Jersey (at an extremely high premium). But now with EHA you can receive health insurance rates at an affordable price and be covered outside of New Jersey.
We get it. Your business has a budget. You often can’t spring for the broadest and most expensive benefits just to get great coverage. Too often, high-dollar packages only put small operations in the red.
Rather than make a risky investment, let our team help you. Join Employer Health Association, and through membership, you’ll receive access to benefits support managed by a top-rated group of industry professionals. We have decades of experience in benefits management and strive to help our members govern their internal and external needs.
To top it off you receive amazing offers through TicketsatWork.com. You can gain access to cost-reduced complimentary perks that give you 20-70% off on movies, hotel, shows, concerts, amusement parks and sporting events.
It is our belief that any company that wants broad-reaching benefits should be able to get them affordably. We won’t let cost be a limiting factor in your search for top-notch support. We like to say that every small business owner that works with us will walk away feeling like a Fortune 500 company. So, don’t hesitate. Just give Cosmo Insurance Agency a call. We will simplify the process for you!
Mark Herschlag is the founder and CEO of Cosmo Insurance Agency, which is based in Ocean County. Cosmo Insurance Agency offers personalized solutions for individuals and businesses looking to obtain health, life, dental, long term care or disability insurance.
For more information or for a free, no-obligation quote, please call (201) 817-1388 or email info@cosmoins.com.
Cosmo Insurance Agency is an independent insurance agency serving surrounding communities in New Jersey. Cosmo keeps its promise to assure an efficient and creative approach to the services we offer. Each of our clients experience a personalized and long-term relationship with us. Our New Jersey based team of health brokers guides our clients in helping them choose the most cost-effective options. By incorporating the latest in technology-based tools and laws on healthcare, employee benefits, life insurance and finance, we keep our clients up-to-date with the plans that encompass all of their needs, whether it is individual or group insurance.
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