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Industry · NAICS-2 61 · 2022

Educational Services

$5.9B in welfare premiums across 3,445 plans from 2,560 sponsors.

Plans
3,445
No prior year
Sponsors
2,560
No prior year
Premiums
$5.9B
No prior year
Covered lives
2,926,298
No prior year

Funding mix

2022
Fully insured55.1%
1,897
Mixed25.7%
887
Self-funded16.6%
573
Unknown1.9%
66
MEWA0.6%
22

Top carriers in this industry

  1. 1BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA$1.3B523 plans · 22.0%
  2. 2KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC$680.0M257 plans · 11.5%
  3. 3CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$529.6M324 plans · 9.0%
  4. 4AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$418.3M218 plans · 7.1%
  5. 5UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY$406.2M227 plans · 6.9%
  6. 6ANTHEM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$354.3M161 plans · 6.0%
  7. 7METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$187.6M403 plans · 3.2%
  8. 8DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA$137.8M375 plans · 2.3%
  9. 9THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$115.7M261 plans · 2.0%
  10. 10UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA$97.6M421 plans · 1.7%
  11. 11HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE$89.3M35 plans · 1.5%
  12. 12PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA$87.0M101 plans · 1.5%
  13. 13CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS SERVICE$86.9M39 plans · 1.5%
  14. 14LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA$72.1M277 plans · 1.2%
  15. 15HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT$67.5M217 plans · 1.1%

Top brokers in this industry

  1. 1CBIZ BENEFITS & INSURANCE SERVICES$23.8M37 plans · 10.1%
  2. 2GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES, INC.$16.9M217 plans · 7.2%
  3. 3HUB INTERNATIONAL MIDWEST LIMITED$15.3M186 plans · 6.5%
  4. 4MARSH & MCLENNAN AGENCY LLC$11.7M220 plans · 4.9%
  5. 5MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC$10.0M123 plans · 4.2%
  6. 6USI INSURANCE SERVICES LLC$8.0M204 plans · 3.4%
  7. 7BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE SERVICES$6.7M101 plans · 2.8%
  8. 8LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC$6.2M83 plans · 2.7%
  9. 9DIGITAL INSURANCE LLC$4.8M97 plans · 2.1%
  10. 10WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC$4.8M74 plans · 2.0%
  11. 11ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.$4.8M55 plans · 2.0%
  12. 12NFP INSURANCE SERVICES INC$4.2M114 plans · 1.8%
  13. 13GUSTAVO HAEDO LOPEZ$3.7M1 plans · 1.6%
  14. 14MCGRIFF INSURANCE SERVICES INC$3.4M68 plans · 1.4%
  15. 15HECTOR LUIS MORENO$3.2M1 plans · 1.4%

Multi-year totals

Largest plans in this industry

Sponsor / PlanStateFundingPremiumCoveredCarrier
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
EDUCATED CHOICES FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PROGRAM
CAMixed$171.3M22,070KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
ILFully insured$145.0M16,908HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION
INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BENEFITS ASSOCIATION, INC
INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BENEFITS ASSOCIATION, INC. MEDICAL PLAN
FLMEWA$123.3M8,534BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HEALTH CARE PLAN
ILFully insured$114.6M17,063BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSURED GROUP PLAN
CAMixed$114.0M41,487BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY GROUP BENEFIT PLAN
NHMixed$110.4M9,213ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE INC
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
JEFFERSON HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN
PAFully insured$70.6M54,936AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CONSOLIDATED WELFARE PLAN OF THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
CAFully insured$64.0M12,203KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC.
SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HEALTH & WELFARE PLAN
CAFully insured$59.7M6,729AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
DUKE UNIVERSITY
DUKE UNIVERSITY WELFARE AND FRINGE BENEFITS PLAN
NCFully insured$55.0M84,383AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE HARVARD HUMAN RESOURCES, BENEFI
HARVARD UNIVERSITY FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN
MAFully insured$53.7M34,806METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES, INC.
THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFITS
CAFully insured$45.5M5,936CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS SERVICE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
TNMixed$44.7M43,992UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
LIFELONG LEARNING ADMINISTRATION CORPORATION
LIFELONG LEARNING ADMIN CORP AND LEARN4LIFE EMPLOYEE HEALTH & WELFARE PLAN
CAFully insured$43.8M4,609BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN
CAFully insured$43.5M4,604ANTHEM BLUE CROSS LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
BENELECT PLAN
OHFully insured$43.0M4,504MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO
SEG, INC.
SPRING EDUCATION GROUP HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN
PAFully insured$40.6M6,299AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
AIMS BENEFIT TRUST
AIMS BENEFIT TRUST PLAN
MDMEWA$40.5M6,797CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES
PRESIDENT & BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SANTA CLARA COLLEGE
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY GROUP BENEFIT PLAN
CAMixed$36.7M1,932KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.
YALE UNIVERSITY
YALE UNIVERSITY WELFARE & FRINGE BENEFIT PLAN
CTFully insured$36.1M47,958DELTA DENTAL OF NEW JERSEY, INC.

Prospect-flag prevalence

% of plans tripped, 2022
Carrier concentration1,70849.6%High broker comp %1,56745.5%Premium-per-life outlier58316.9%Self-funded no stop-loss54215.7%Carrier switched41312.0%Broker switched39711.5%Premium spike2597.5%
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