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... costs. Properly operated, employee leasing can provide workers (at a fixed fee per time period or project) for generally longer periods than temporary help agencies. Employee leasing can be useful for projects that require a number of specialists who will not be needed after the project's end. One usual advantage of leased employees is that the cost of getting the job done through an outsource is less expensive than using common-law employees. A danger, however, occurs if the company providing the leased employees does not meet the tax or Workers' Comp obligations under the law. In this case, an employer utilizing leased employees may be liable for their taxes and benefits (including obligations under the Family Leave Act) . A recent IRS ruling exemplifies this confusion on the part of employers. Nurses supplied to a hospital by an outside firm were found to be working full-time on a schedule set by the hospital, were paid hourly by the hospital, and had no investment in their own equipment. The hospital required their attendance at an orientation before starting their job and could fire them. Of course, the ruling declared them to be hospital employees. The IRS said the hospital exercised enough control over the nurses to make them ineligible for the status of independent contractors or leased employees. TECHNICAL SERVICE SPECIALISTS This class includes computer specialists, engineers, and others acting through another company or on their own. Each of these types of employees is classified independently by the IRS under a special relief provision. STATUTORY EMPLOYEES (DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN ARTICLE HOTLINKED ABOVE) Some types of salespeople are statutory employees, which means ...

... costs. Properly operated, employee leasing can provide workers (at a fixed fee per time period or project) for generally longer periods than temporary help agencies. Employee leasing can be useful for projects that require a number of specialists who will not be needed after the project's end. One usual advantage of leased employees is that the cost of getting the job done through an outsource is less expensive than using common-law employees. A danger, however, occurs if the company providing the leased employees does not meet the tax or Workers' Comp obligations under the law. In this case, an employer utilizing leased employees may be liable for their taxes and benefits (including obligations under the Family Leave Act) . A recent IRS ruling exemplifies this confusion on the part of employers. Nurses supplied to a hospital by an outside firm were found to be working full-time on a schedule set by the hospital, were paid hourly by the hospital, and had no investment in their own equipment. The hospital required their attendance at an orientation before starting their job and could fire them. Of course, the ruling declared them to be hospital employees. The IRS said the hospital exercised enough control over the nurses to make them ineligible for the status of independent contractors or leased employees. TECHNICAL SERVICE SPECIALISTS This class includes computer specialists, engineers, and others acting through another company or on their own. Each of these types of employees is classified independently by the IRS under a special relief provision. STATUTORY EMPLOYEES (DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN ARTICLE HOTLINKED ABOVE) Some types of salespeople are statutory employees, which means ...

... costs. Properly operated, employee leasing can provide workers (at a fixed fee per time period or project) for generally longer periods than temporary help agencies. Employee leasing can be useful for projects that require a number of specialists who will not be needed after the project's end. One usual advantage of leased employees is that the cost of getting the job done through an outsource is less expensive than using common-law employees. A danger, however, occurs if the company providing the leased employees does not meet the tax or Workers' Comp obligations under the law. In this case, an employer utilizing leased employees may be liable for their taxes and benefits (including obligations under the Family Leave Act) . A recent IRS ruling exemplifies this confusion on the part of employers. Nurses supplied to a hospital by an outside firm were found to be working full-time on a schedule set by the hospital, were paid hourly by the hospital, and had no investment in their own equipment. The hospital required their attendance at an orientation before starting their job and could fire them. Of course, the ruling declared them to be hospital employees. The IRS said the hospital exercised enough control over the nurses to make them ineligible for the status of independent contractors or leased employees. TECHNICAL SERVICE SPECIALISTS This class includes computer specialists, engineers, and others acting through another company or on their own. Each of these types of employees is classified independently by the IRS under a special relief provision. STATUTORY EMPLOYEES (DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN ARTICLE HOTLINKED ABOVE) Some types of salespeople are statutory employees, which means ...

... costs. Properly operated, employee leasing can provide workers (at a fixed fee per time period or project) for generally longer periods than temporary help agencies. Employee leasing can be useful for projects that require a number of specialists who will not be needed after the project's end. One usual advantage of leased employees is that the cost of getting the job done through an outsource is less expensive than using common-law employees. A danger, however, occurs if the company providing the leased employees does not meet the tax or Workers' Comp obligations under the law. In this case, an employer utilizing leased employees may be liable for their taxes and benefits (including obligations under the Family Leave Act) . A recent IRS ruling exemplifies this confusion on the part of employers. Nurses supplied to a hospital by an outside firm were found to be working full-time on a schedule set by the hospital, were paid hourly by the hospital, and had no investment in their own equipment. The hospital required their attendance at an orientation before starting their job and could fire them. Of course, the ruling declared them to be hospital employees. The IRS said the hospital exercised enough control over the nurses to make them ineligible for the status of independent contractors or leased employees. TECHNICAL SERVICE SPECIALISTS This class includes computer specialists, engineers, and others acting through another company or on their own. Each of these types of employees is classified independently by the IRS under a special relief provision. STATUTORY EMPLOYEES (DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN ARTICLE HOTLINKED ABOVE) Some types of salespeople are statutory employees, which means ...

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... x No Thanks Loading.. A Christmas Contribution 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. A CHRISTMAS CONTRIBUTION Clients appreciate receiving Christmas cards and letters. It's nice to know that someone out there cares and wants to be remembered. Several years ago, IMMS received a memorable Christmas letter from Consumer Marketing Inc. of Los Angeles, reproduced below. Your agency's favorite charity might be a children's hospital, the Salvation Army, a homeless shelter, or any of the thousands of other charities that need help. So this year, why not make a donation to a charity in your clients' names, then send a similar letter? Your clients will remember you. Dear (Customer Name), CHRISTMAS IS FOR KIDS! With this in mind, as in years past, we thought we would do something that would have a lasting benefit for children who are not as fortunate as we are during the holiday season. Since the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles has special needs at this time of year, we have made a contribution in your name to Children's Hospital so that the kids there might have a more enjoyable Christmas. We at Consumer Marketing thank you for helping to make this contribution possible and sincerely wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. CONSUMER MARKETING INCORPORATED Login or Register (for FREE) to gain access to thousands of other great articles. Need more reasons to join? Need insurance for you, your business or your family? Get quality appointments - Save yourself a whole lot of time & money when you use our directory ...

... marketing strategy targets the appropriate company. Although there are some 2,000 P/C carriers nationwide, there are significant differences among them. Licensed companies, non-admitted companies, regional companies, mutuals, stocks, and owner-operators all present opportunities to obtain an appropriate agency-company relationship. Company market knowledge is crucial. Knowing about P/C company purchases benefits a consultant, as does having relationships with top management at the companies. Treaty reinsurance brokers usually aren't good specialty insurance program consultants. Unfortunately, very few consultants have the technical knowledge to market programs. Once the program moves to company technicians, the consultant must negotiate with the underwriters and have the educational qualifications to answer their questions to complete the program with a good market. CASE STUDY Let's consider the placement of a general agency agreement for a hospital malpractice program requiring a $25 million occurrence limit. The first concern is to determine how many companies have the net worth to issue a $25 million gross policy limit before treaty or facultative reinsurance. Understanding this basic marketing strategy could save weeks of market research. Suppose the general agency has already built a favorable relationship with a direct writing reinsurance market. This limits the consultant because the direct writer has determined the terms and conditions of the reinsurance and controls the type of company security required. This could hamper the consultant with excessively stringent reinsurance terms. An effective consultant should have access to markets that use reinsurance intermediaries as their exclusive source of production. The agent is better protected when no one company dominates the reinsurance market. With the continuing vertical integration in the reinsurance business, suppose that ...

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