Industry Insights

I love solving problems. That’s the best part of my job. Lucky for me, we’re in a thought-provoking industry – one that’s become even more challenging with the growth of high-dollar claims. As a reinsurer, paying those claims is the most important thing we do. The challenge lies in creating the right solution for each client, appropriately pricing business to ensure obligations can be fulfilled and finding ways to help contain claim costs for everyone involved.

All roads through a Stop Loss carrier lead to paying claims. Self-funded groups purchase our coverage so we can protect their finances from the impact of high-dollar claims, so with a Stop Loss contract in hand, they expect that their catastrophic claims will be paid. And as a responsive carrier that has applied exceptional underwriting practices to the groups we enroll, we have committed to having the right resources in place to deliver quick and accurate claims payment.

Well, the Stop Loss industry seems to be a rousing one these days. Claim incidences and expenses are on the rise (with no end in sight) – and we have to figure out how to contain the costs to protect everyone’s bottom line. Our sleeves are rolled up at HM. Who else is in? This is going to take a pretty big effort from all of us if we are to minimize the risk.

As a result of the changing health care landscape, we have seen a growing number of employers turn to self-funding to better manage costs and meet coverage needs through a more controlled approach. They see value in taking on financial risk to gain plan design flexibility and potential savings. And we work with their brokers to demonstrate the importance of Stop Loss insurance in guarding financial health in a health care environment where catastrophic claims are on the rise.