PATCA Consultants Mtg-Small Business Medical Insurance Options November 13, 2008

Ever felt lost and confused navigating the insurance options available to small business? How do you decide which benefits you can provide for your employees, yourself as a sole proprietor, or even for your own family?

PATCA's November meeting will feature Christine Hempler of Bay Area Employee Benefits Insurance Services in San Jose. Hempler's presentation will inform consultants and small business owners about the variety of plan choices available, and will shed light on the process of identifying a solution that makes sense for you.

Hempler will share insights from her 25 years experience assisting new, small, and medium size ventures to organize their employee benefit plans and insurance needs. Be prepared to learn how to design your employee benefit offerings, as Hempler shares her strategies for navigating this difficult, but critical aspect of managing your consulting practice.

You'll hear about:

**Potential future legislation that may effect small business insurance.
**What is the minimum plan size required to overcome single-payer limitations?
**How can you provide coverage for family members who may or may not be employees of your business?
**What's the best approach for managing coverage for pre-existing conditions?

About the Speaker:

Christine Hempler is the owner and principal of Bay Area Employee Benefits Insurance Services, a full service insurance firm in San Jose, California. She possesses over 25 years of professional experience assisting start-up, small, and medium size businesses develop and plan their employee benefits and insurance programs.

She has owned and operated her own employee benefits insurance firm since 1993, and specializes in assisting her clients to secure insurance for their employees. Hempler also works as a consultant with Leavitt Pacific Insurance Brokers, a Leavitt Group Insurance Agency, the 15th largest insurance brokerage firm in the United States.

$30-members; $35-non-members; $27-guests.

Official Website: http://www.PATCA.org