Workers' comp-led PEO for high-hazard trades, writing coverage through its affiliated carrier Lion Insurance Company
SouthEast Personnel Leasing, Inc. (SPLI) is a PEO that quotes companies of 5 to 500 employees (sweet spot: 10 to 150 hourly workers), most often construction and trade contractors. Owns its workers' comp carrier through a common parent, which lets it write high-hazard construction, transportation and marine classes that most PEOs decline. Neither IRS CPEO-certified nor ESAC-accredited, and the HR technology is basic compared with national mid-market PEOs.
Our take
SPLI is a workers' comp company that happens to deliver payroll and HR, and that framing explains both its strengths and its limits. For a roofing, trucking or marine contractor that keeps getting declined or quoted punitively in the standard market, the affiliated-carrier structure is a real advantage and the pay-as-you-go premium helps cash flow. We do flag that the company appears on neither the IRS CPEO list nor the ESAC accredited directory, which matters to CFOs who want the federal tax-liability shift or a bonded financial guarantee. We would benchmark an SPLI quote against a comp-friendly accredited PEO before signing, and read the comp and collateral terms in the CSA closely.
Read our full SouthEast Personnel Leasing, Inc. (SPLI) review: our score, how it prices, where it is strong, what to check before signing, and who should choose it.
• Construction and trade contractors
• Transportation and marine employers
• Staffing firms placing hourly labor
• Employers who struggle to place workers' comp in the standard market
• Tech and professional-services offices wanting a modern HR platform
• Buyers who require a CPEO or ESAC-accredited provider
• Companies whose main driver is rich medical benefits
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SouthEast Personnel Leasing, Inc. (SPLI) fits: Construction and trade contractors, Transportation and marine employers, Staffing firms placing hourly labor and Employers who struggle to place workers' comp in the standard market. Its published company-size range is 5 to 500 employees (sweet spot: 10 to 150 hourly workers), and it writes Construction, Transportation, Marine, Sanitation and Staffing. Owns its workers' comp carrier through a common parent, which lets it write high-hazard construction, transportation and marine classes that most PEOs decline.
SouthEast Personnel Leasing, Inc. (SPLI) is not the right fit for: Tech and professional-services offices wanting a modern HR platform, Buyers who require a CPEO or ESAC-accredited provider and Companies whose main driver is rich medical benefits. Neither IRS CPEO-certified nor ESAC-accredited, and the HR technology is basic compared with national mid-market PEOs.
SouthEast Personnel Leasing, Inc. (SPLI) does not publish rates. Pricing model: Percentage of payroll, driven largely by workers' comp class codes, quoted per client, quoted per client from your census, state mix and workers comp class codes. Contract terms: Annual agreements typical; confirm notice and exit terms in the CSA.
No. SouthEast Personnel Leasing, Inc. (SPLI) is not on the IRS certified PEO (CPEO) list and is not ESAC accredited. Without CPEO status, joining mid-year can restart FICA and FUTA wage bases unless the PEO qualifies as a successor employer, so ask how they handle it.
The providers most often compared with SouthEast Personnel Leasing, Inc. (SPLI) are FrankCrum, BBSI (Barrett Business Services) and DecisionHR. The right alternative depends on why you are looking. The usual reason: Neither IRS CPEO-certified nor ESAC-accredited, and the HR technology is basic compared with national mid-market PEOs. A free side-by-side puts SouthEast Personnel Leasing, Inc. (SPLI) next to the PEOs that fit your headcount, states and industry.