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Industry · NAICS-2 44 · 2022

Retail Trade

$8.7B in welfare premiums across 5,889 plans from 5,193 sponsors.

Plans
5,889
No prior year
Sponsors
5,193
No prior year
Premiums
$8.7B
No prior year
Covered lives
7,219,299
No prior year

Funding mix

2022
Fully insured40.3%
2,375
Self-funded37.1%
2,183
Mixed20.8%
1,227
MEWA1.1%
66
Unknown0.6%
38

Top carriers in this industry

  1. 1BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA$2.0B806 plans · 22.9%
  2. 2KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC$1.4B355 plans · 15.9%
  3. 3UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY$654.9M377 plans · 7.6%
  4. 4AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$469.4M205 plans · 5.4%
  5. 5CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$404.0M274 plans · 4.7%
  6. 6HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT$338.6M200 plans · 3.9%
  7. 7METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$324.9M530 plans · 3.7%
  8. 8UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA$184.4M457 plans · 2.1%
  9. 9DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA$182.9M348 plans · 2.1%
  10. 10ANTHEM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$159.5M184 plans · 1.8%
  11. 11THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$153.5M369 plans · 1.8%
  12. 12THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA$128.2M607 plans · 1.5%
  13. 13ACE GROUP INSURANCE, INC.$126.9M1 plans · 1.5%
  14. 14PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA$113.1M64 plans · 1.3%
  15. 15LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA$107.0M198 plans · 1.2%

Top brokers in this industry

  1. 1MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY LLC$20.4M289 plans · 6.2%
  2. 2AON CONSULTING INC$20.2M78 plans · 6.2%
  3. 3GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES, INC.$18.7M229 plans · 5.7%
  4. 4MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC$17.5M100 plans · 5.3%
  5. 5WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC$16.6M83 plans · 5.1%
  6. 6LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC$15.1M124 plans · 4.6%
  7. 7USI INSURANCE SERVICES LLC$13.1M268 plans · 4.0%
  8. 8HUB INTERNATIONAL MIDWEST LIMITED$9.5M210 plans · 2.9%
  9. 9BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE SERVICES$6.9M164 plans · 2.1%
  10. 10DIGITAL INSURANCE LLC$5.7M118 plans · 1.8%
  11. 11ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.$4.3M62 plans · 1.3%
  12. 12MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES INC$4.3M56 plans · 1.3%
  13. 13NFP INSURANCE SERVICES INC$3.8M87 plans · 1.2%
  14. 14ASSUREDPARTNERS$3.8M105 plans · 1.1%
  15. 15EDGEWOOD PARTNERS INSURANCE CENTER$3.6M49 plans · 1.1%

Multi-year totals

Largest plans in this industry

Sponsor / PlanStateFundingPremiumCoveredCarrier
STARBUCKS CORPORATION
STARBUCKS CORPORATION WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN
WAMixed$774.9M161,531UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY
TRADER JOE'S COMPANY
TRADER JOE'S COMPANY GROUP HEALTH PLAN
CAFully insured$463.6M66,164CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS' SERVICE (BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA)
HOME DEPOT USA, INC.
THE HOME DEPOT GROUP BENEFITS PLAN
GAFully insured$371.2M206,803KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNIONS AND FOOD EMPLOYERS BENEFIT FUND
CAMixed$270.3M29,727KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.
CVS PHARMACY, INC.
THE CVS HEALTH WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
RIMixed$157.9M232,093UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
LOWES COMPANIES INC
LOWES WELFARE PLAN
NCMixed$151.6M300,842VISION SERVICE PLAN
WALGREEN CO.
WALGREEN HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN
ILMixed$141.0M161,120UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY
ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION
ACE HARDWARE CORPORATION COOPERATIVE GROUP HEALTH
ILMEWA$133.9M14,539ACE GROUP INSURANCE, INC.
MENARD, INC.
MENARD, INC. HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
WIFully insured$112.3M20,798BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF WISCONSIN
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN
MAFully insured$110.5M295,297BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.
UFCW & EMPLOYERS BENEFIT TRUST
UFCW & EMPLOYERS BENEFIT TRUST
CAMixed$98.3M76,631KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN
THE KROGER CO.
THE KROGER CO. HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
OHMixed$80.2M109,425METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRUG BENEFIT
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRUG BENEFIT FUND
CAMixed$64.3M11,597KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.
FLOOR AND DECOR OUTLETS OF AMERICA, INC.
FLOOR AND DECOR OUTLETS OF AMERICA, INC. WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN
GAFully insured$63.7M10,026AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
TAPESTRY, INC.
TAPESTRY, INC. WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
NYMixed$62.8M6,459AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
H E BUTT GROCERY COMPANY
H E BUTT GROCERY COMPANY WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
TXMixed$57.3M66,943LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
ALBERTSONS LLC
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES, INC. HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN
IDMixed$55.5M53,730HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT
UEBT RETIREE HEALTH PLAN
UEBT RETIREE HEALTH PLAN
CAMixed$53.2M10,248KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC.
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. GROUP BENEFIT PLAN
TXMixed$52.0M110,375CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES
ROSS STORES, INC.
ROSS STORES BENEFITS PROGRAM
CAMixed$51.7M119,601KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC

Prospect-flag prevalence

% of plans tripped, 2022
High broker comp %2,26038.4%Carrier concentration2,10235.7%Self-funded no stop-loss2,08235.4%Carrier switched68211.6%Broker switched59710.1%Premium-per-life outlier5108.7%Premium spike4607.8%
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