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Sponsor portfolioWelfare / HealthEIN 76-0425553

MEDIANEWS GROUP, INC.

5990 WASHINGTON STREET · DENVER, CO 80216
3039542554
Plans filed
2
Years active
2015–2025
Industry
NAICS 51
Latest filing
2025
Total premiums (latest)
$23.0M
No prior year
Persons covered
2,573
No prior year
Total participants
3,737
No prior year
Plans filed
2
No prior year

Plans under this sponsor

2 plans
Plan #501$23.0M
MEDIANEWS GROUP WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN
Fully insured2,573 covered·13 carriers
Primary: CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plan #502$0
MEDIANEWS GROUP, INC. DISCRETIONARY SEVERANCE PLAN
Self-funded0 covered·0 carriers

Coverage overview

Aggregate, latest year
Benefit typePremiumShareDistribution
Health$20.9M47.6%
Dental$12.3M27.9%
Prescription drug$7.6M17.4%
Other$999K2.3%
Life$972K2.2%
Long-term disability$972K2.2%
Vision$155K0.4%
Short-term disability$8K0.0%

Carrier overview

10 carriers · all plans
CarrierCoverageTotal premiumSharePlansContractsCovered
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC
EIN 840591617
HRxD
$11.3M48.9%13752
CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
EIN 591031071
H
$9.5M41.3%11590
DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA
EIN 834416613
D
$1.0M4.4%112,573
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
EIN 231503749
LLTDOth
$975K4.2%122,129
VISION SERVICE PLAN
EIN 061227840
V
$155K0.7%111,308
MVP HEALTH CARE
EIN 223197320
H
$46K0.2%112
HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY
EIN 391263473
HRx
$36K0.2%1153
TELUS HEALTH (US) LTD.
EIN 521883918
Oth
$24K0.1%112,155
CAPITAL ADVANTAGE ASSURANCE COMPANY
EIN 232195219
HRx
$13K0.1%113
NEW YORK LIFE GROUP INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
EIN 132556568
STD
$8K0.0%1134

Broker overview

2 brokers · all plans
BrokerLocCarriersCommissionsFeesTotal compSharePlans
GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES, INC.CENTENNIAL, COHUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE NORTHWEST, MVP HEALTH SERVICE CORP, NEW YORK LIFE GROUP INSURANCE COMPANY OF NY$173K$98K$271K94.9%1
SEQUEL INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.SACRAMENTO, CAKAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.$14K$0$14K5.1%1

History & trajectory

11 years · all plans
Total premiums
Summed across all plans for this sponsor.
Persons covered
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Carrier mix
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Broker compensation
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