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About SPBA & Industry Trends

A Brief History of SPBA
Choosing & Evaluating TPA Services
Deciding if a firm is eligible to join SPBA and if it would be a worthwhile investment for you
No TPA Operating Ratios Or Staffing Standards
Outsourcing & Offshore Considerations
SPBA 2013 Member Directory of TPAs of Employee Benefit Plans & Stop Loss Partners
SPBA Dues and Contacts Structure
SPBA Member Benefits
SPBA Mission Statement
Subsets of the TPA Industry
Welcome to the SPBA Website
What is Employee Health Benefits Self-Funding?
Why So Much Government Regulation? Why Use a TPA?

About TPAs

"Biggest" and "Independent" TPAs
A Dozen Quick Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Administration Cost = TPA Value
An Open Letter to Clients and Potential Clients of SPBA Members
An Open Letter to Cost-conscious Clients of SPBA Member TPAs
Buy/Sell: Advice on Buying TPA firms
Buy/Sell: Most Frequent Questions about Buying TPAs
Everything You Wanted to Know About TPAs But Were Afraid to Ask
Frequently Asked Questions about TPAs
Frequently Asked Questions About TPAs
Hints on Marketing to TPAs
Misperceptions About "Extra Security" When an Insurer is Contract Administrator Versus an Independent TPA Firm
Numbers: Describing the Number of TPAs & Distortions in Counting
Numbers: How Many TPAs are There? Explanation and Legal Liability Factors
Starting a TPA
The greatest challenge for employee benefits: Government Compliance
The Road to Success in Selling to TPAs
TPA Operating Ratios $$$$$: A primer for TPAs and those asking them for this data
Types of TPA Client Plans + TPA Duties
What % of Employer Health Plans Use Self-Funding?
What are the impacts of mergers & buy-outs on TPA operations?
What Happens When an Employer Makes the Switch to Self-Funding
What's the Size, Role & Future of TPAs' Marketplace?
Why Use a TPA?

Industry Forecasts & Trends

Goofy Views On Benefits, ERISA, Fiduciary, TPAs & ASO
Mid-2005 TPA Industry Report
Pollyanna Predictions?
State of the Industry & Forecast for 2009
State of the TPA Industry & Forecast as of May 2010
State of the TPA Industry & Forecast as of November 1999
State of the TPA Industry & Forecast for 2010
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast As of December 2000
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast as of December 2001
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast for 2003
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast for 2004
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast for 2005
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast for 2006
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast for 2008
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast for 2011
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast for 2012
State of the TPA Industry + Forecast for 2013