Top 25 group carriers
May 7, 2018 5:02 AM
Top 25 Group Carriers
Employee Benefit News, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge , lists the top 25 large-group health insurance carriers in the United States. Companies are ranked based on in-force group health insurance premiums as of March 12, 2018.
Premiums used to compile the listing for the following companies are based on Form 5500 Schedule A data submitted to the Department of Labor. As such, groups under 100 lives, government entities and church plans are not required to file. Any disclosure on Schedule C's are not contemplated in these numbers.
Premiums used to compile the listing for the following companies are based on Form 5500 Schedule A data submitted to the Department of Labor. As such, groups under 100 lives, government entities and church plans are not required to file. Any disclosure on Schedule C's are not contemplated in these numbers.
1) Kaiser Permanente
In-force health premium: $18,084,169,841
Headquarters: Oakland, Calif.
CEO: Bernard Tyson
Headquarters: Oakland, Calif.
CEO: Bernard Tyson
2) UnitedHealthcare
In-force health premium: $12,762,746,976
Headquarters: Minnetonka, Minn.
CEO: David S. Wichmann
Headquarters: Minnetonka, Minn.
CEO: David S. Wichmann
3) Aetna
In-force health premium: $6,956,966,865
Headquarters: Hartford, Conn.
CEO: Mark Bertolini
Headquarters: Hartford, Conn.
CEO: Mark Bertolini
4) Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
In-force health premium: $6,949,086,022
Headquarters: Chicago
CEO: Paula Steiner
Headquarters: Chicago
CEO: Paula Steiner
5) Anthem
In-force health premium: $5,638,655,205
Headquarters: Indianapolis
CEO: Gail Koziara Boudreaux
Headquarters: Indianapolis
CEO: Gail Koziara Boudreaux
6) Cigna
In-force health premium: $4,103,082,231
Headquarters: Bloomfield, Conn.
CEO: David Cordani
Headquarters: Bloomfield, Conn.
CEO: David Cordani
7) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
In-force health premium: $2,462,220,022
Headquarters: Boston
CEO: Andrew Dreyfus
Headquarters: Boston
CEO: Andrew Dreyfus
8) Blue Shield of California
In-force health premium: $2,326,160,020
Headquarters: San Francisco
CEO: Paul Markovich
Headquarters: San Francisco
CEO: Paul Markovich
9) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
In-force health premium: $1,723,657,409
Headquarters: Detroit
CEO: Daniel J. Loepp
Headquarters: Detroit
CEO: Daniel J. Loepp
10) Highmark
In-force health premium: $1,680,808,579
Headquarters: Pittsburgh
CEO: David Holmberg
Headquarters: Pittsburgh
CEO: David Holmberg
11) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
In-force health premium: $1,588,232,786
Headquarters: Jacksonville, Fla.
CEO: Patrick J. Geraghty
Headquarters: Jacksonville, Fla.
CEO: Patrick J. Geraghty
12) Independence Blue Cross
In-force health premium: $1,145,724,980
Headquarters: Philadelphia
CEO: Daniel J. Hilferty
Headquarters: Philadelphia
CEO: Daniel J. Hilferty
13) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
In-force health premium: $918,486,581
Headquarters: Topeka, Kan.
CEO: Danette Wilson
Headquarters: Topeka, Kan.
CEO: Danette Wilson
14) Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
In-force health premium: $910,695,175
Headquarters: Quincy, Mass.
CEO: Eric H. Schultz
Headquarters: Quincy, Mass.
CEO: Eric H. Schultz
15) Centene Corporation
In-force health premium: $857,833,736
Headquarters: St. Louis
CEO: Michael F. Neidorff
Headquarters: St. Louis
CEO: Michael F. Neidorff
16) Humana
In-force health premium: $818,236,385
Headquarters: Louisville, Ky.
CEO: Bruce D. Broussard
Headquarters: Louisville, Ky.
CEO: Bruce D. Broussard
17) CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
In-force health premium: $811,142,545
Headquarters: Baltimore
CEO: Chet Burrell
Headquarters: Baltimore
CEO: Chet Burrell
18) Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
In-force health premium: $729,575,205
Headquarters: Rochester, N.Y.
CEO: Christopher C. Booth
Headquarters: Rochester, N.Y.
CEO: Christopher C. Booth
19) HAP
In-force health premium: $668,284,156
Headquarters: Detroit
CEO: Teresa (Terri) L. Kline
Headquarters: Detroit
CEO: Teresa (Terri) L. Kline
20) Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
In-force health premium: $645,695,401
Headquarters: Newark, N.J.
CEO: Kevin P. Conlin
Headquarters: Newark, N.J.
CEO: Kevin P. Conlin
21) Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa
In-force health premium: $616,910,272
Headquarters: Des Moines, Iowa
CEO: John D. Forsyth
Headquarters: Des Moines, Iowa
CEO: John D. Forsyth
22) BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
In-force health premium: $603,625,401
Headquarters: Chattanooga, Tenn.
CEO: J.D. Hickey
Headquarters: Chattanooga, Tenn.
CEO: J.D. Hickey
23) Priority Health
In-force health premium: $565,111,771
Headquarters: Grand Rapids, Mich.
CEO: Joan Budden
Headquarters: Grand Rapids, Mich.
CEO: Joan Budden
24) Premera Blue Cross
In-force health premium: $557,175,636
Headquarters: Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
CEO: Jeff Roe
Headquarters: Mountlake Terrace, Wash.
CEO: Jeff Roe
25) Tufts Health Plan
In-force health premium: $527,771,316
Headquarters: Watertown, Mass.
CEO: Thomas Croswell
Headquarters: Watertown, Mass.
CEO: Thomas Croswell
