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Industry · NAICS-2 33 · 2022

Manufacturing

$21.2B in welfare premiums across 11,267 plans from 8,878 sponsors.

Plans
11,267
No prior year
Sponsors
8,878
No prior year
Premiums
$21.2B
No prior year
Covered lives
14,051,702
No prior year

Funding mix

2022
Fully insured42.5%
4,790
Mixed31.9%
3,597
Self-funded23.6%
2,655
Unknown1.5%
171
MEWA0.5%
54

Top carriers in this industry

  1. 1BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA$5.0B1,725 plans · 23.6%
  2. 2METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$2.5B1,167 plans · 11.8%
  3. 3KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC$2.3B688 plans · 10.6%
  4. 4CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$1.2B868 plans · 5.6%
  5. 5UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY$929.8M733 plans · 4.4%
  6. 6AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$845.8M475 plans · 4.0%
  7. 7LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA$591.7M1,041 plans · 2.8%
  8. 8DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA$533.4M1,140 plans · 2.5%
  9. 9PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA$526.8M259 plans · 2.5%
  10. 10HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT$490.3M692 plans · 2.3%
  11. 11THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$489.6M835 plans · 2.3%
  12. 12ANTHEM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$462.7M475 plans · 2.2%
  13. 13SECURIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$345.4M51 plans · 1.6%
  14. 14UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA$305.4M983 plans · 1.4%
  15. 15RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$266.0M258 plans · 1.3%

Top brokers in this industry

  1. 1MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY LLC$56.3M760 plans · 8.2%
  2. 2MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC$51.2M477 plans · 7.4%
  3. 3WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC$36.2M452 plans · 5.2%
  4. 4GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES, INC.$35.3M578 plans · 5.1%
  5. 5USI INSURANCE SERVICES LLC$33.7M693 plans · 4.9%
  6. 6LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC$32.2M400 plans · 4.7%
  7. 7AON CONSULTING INC$26.0M311 plans · 3.8%
  8. 8HUB INTERNATIONAL MIDWEST LIMITED$22.7M311 plans · 3.3%
  9. 9BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE SERVICES$12.1M253 plans · 1.7%
  10. 10ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.$11.5M185 plans · 1.7%
  11. 11ASSUREDPARTNERS$10.9M254 plans · 1.6%
  12. 12MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES INC$10.7M163 plans · 1.6%
  13. 13CUSTOM BENEFIT PROGRAMS INC$9.7M60 plans · 1.4%
  14. 14DIGITAL INSURANCE LLC$9.5M206 plans · 1.4%
  15. 15EDGEWOOD PARTNERS INSURANCE CENTER$7.1M67 plans · 1.0%

Multi-year totals

Largest plans in this industry

Sponsor / PlanStateFundingPremiumCoveredCarrier
STEELWORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND
STEELWORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND
PAFully insured$453.8M134,756HIGHMARK
GENERAL MOTORS LLC
GENERAL MOTORS LIFE & DISABILITY BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
MIFully insured$361.6M341,241METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
LOCKHEED MARTIN GROUP BENEFITS PLAN
MDMixed$352.9M105,920PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
APPLE INC.
APPLE INC. HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
CAMixed$336.0M109,195KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.
TESLA, INC.
TESLA, INC. HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN
CAMixed$298.6M77,307KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP GROUP BENEFITS PLAN
VAMixed$257.6M149,806KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
FORD - UAW HOSPITAL-SURGICAL-MEDICAL-DRUG-DENTAL-VISION PROGRAM FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
MIFully insured$237.7M125,379HEALTH ALLIANCE PLAN
RTX CORPORATION
RTX EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN
CTFully insured$172.1M128,999LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
GROUP LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM
MIFully insured$171.2M159,586METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
OHFully insured$171.0M23,522COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
CAMixed$159.5M73,572KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.
FCA US LLC
FCA US LLC GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM
MIMixed$143.4M89,841METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THE BOEING CO. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
THE BOEING COMPANY EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
WAMixed$132.3M364,454METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PACTIV EVERGREEN SERVICES INC.
PACTIV EVERGREEN SERVICES INC. GROUP BENEFITS PLAN
ILFully insured$128.1M13,578BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ILLINOIS
THE BOEING CO. AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
THE BOEING COMPANY CONSOLIDATED HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
WAFully insured$114.2M14,465KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO
NOV GROUP WELFARE PLAN
TXFully insured$111.7M35,521BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
KSMixed$111.5M15,765BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITY
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, OPERATING AS GE AEROSPACE
GE LIFE, DISABILITY AND MEDICAL PLAN
OHMEWA$111.0M94,933METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
GE HEALTHCARE LIFE, DISABILITY AND MEDICAL PLAN
ILMixed$105.0M35,546METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ARTHREX, INC
ARTHREX INC HEALTH PLAN
FLMixed$104.3M7,280FLORIDA BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

Prospect-flag prevalence

% of plans tripped, 2022
Carrier concentration4,71641.9%High broker comp %4,71441.8%Self-funded no stop-loss2,51222.3%Premium-per-life outlier1,62914.5%Carrier switched1,48213.2%Broker switched1,29711.5%Premium spike1,12310.0%
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