Contact Information for Cafeteria Plan Administrators

[chris]

I have a law firm with 14 HCE's and 25 NHCE's considering a cafeteria plan. Any names/contact information for TPA firms in eastern North Carolina that set up and administer cafeteria plans. Thanks for your help.

[Guest lschaab]

We are in Western NY, and would be happy to be considered, distance isn't an issue, nor is group size.

[GBurns]

There are a large number of TPAs not only in your area but also nationally that would gladly serve you.

Have you asked your product brokers and suppliers for referrals?

[Lisa Hand]

Since the Message Boards are not supposed to be for direct advertising or specific marketing responses, the BenefitsLink Yellow Pages would also be a good place to start.

[GBurns]

Lisa,

I am very surprised by your post. This scenario of someone seeking directions or help is fairly frequent and I thought that 1 of the purposes of the Board was to help each other.

Also there are a few individuals who incessantly end their posts with a statement urging people to contact them off the board by email or who have a lengthy signature with company name etc etc. Why would these not be in the category of advertising, marketing, promoting or soliciting which should be prohibited?

[Lisa Hand]

GBurns: The Message Boards are not for direct advertising. That is why there is a Yellow Pages on BenefitsLink, which vendors should support (especially since the Message Boards are a free service). I understand a number of folks have all their contact information and do solicite. If is seems excessive, I try to send a gentle reminder directly to them, not as a general posting. A great number of professionals posting answers are TPAs or consultants and are very sensitive to this issue.

The distinction between direct advertising and providing assistance and answers would be best addressed, if the following question is asked, "will the person posting directly benefit from the specific information they are posting?" If the answer is no, such as relating positive comments about a software company you have had good experience with in response to an query about available software, then its fine. If you work for the software company, then you shouldn't post a specific answer to that question or none at all. There have been instances in the past where postings have been removed, because they were direct marketing, not information.

Moderator is a volunteer position and as I understand it I am to answer postings if needed (usually great answers are already there), correct errors, and make sure no inappropriate postings remain (things filters do not catch).

Thanks for the question and the opportunity to clarify my posting.