TriNet is one of hundreds of professional employer organizations, or PEOs, that offer clients health insurance through national and regional health insurance carriers. Because TriNet represents thousands of employees, it pools those employees and qualifies for insurance rates similar to those offered by other large employers.
Professional employer organizations have been around for about three decades, but it's not clear how many people are insured through PEOs. The N.C. Department of Insurance said 149 PEOs are licensed in the state, up from 92 in 2009, but the department doesn't track how many people obtain coverage through these third-party management companies. The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations, or NAPEO, doesn't track health insurance enrollment, either.
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