Pros
None, other than they had to bargain with our local union, so the pay and benefits were good.
Cons
They bought a TPA that had a very good reputation and was well respected in their field. Within 6 months they had lost accounts (Funds) and laid off workers that just a month before had been told not to worry, "we are family and take care of each other", they don't know the meaning of the word family. They are heartless, ruthless and only out for the almighty dollar no matter what the cost or casualty. The reason they can work the way they do, they are the Fund Administrator for the Teamster's Pension Fund for the 7 western states...that's a lot of money to do nothing for and that is the only reason they are on the top of the mountain. If they did not have that they would be under the mountain were they belong.