Insurance carrier · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield appeared on 278 contracts at 157 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, with $207M in earned premium, ranking #34 of 1,452 carriers. Its medical contracts covered 37,510 people. Employers reported broker commissions and fees of $4.7M on those contracts, 2.3% of premium.

Premium

$207M

$190M medical

Employers

157

278 contracts

People covered

37,510

medical contracts, year end

Broker pay

2.3%

$4.7M · U.S. median 3.8%

Coverage lines on its contracts: health (126), prescription drug (120), PPO (110), dental (88), vision (82), HMO (5).

Where it writes the most

Medical premium by employer state.

$169M

$9.0M

$5.3M

$3.1M

$2.9M

$1.2M

Largest clients

Employer plans reporting the most premium with this carrier.

Employer	Premium	Participants
McLarty Automotive Group · Arkansas	$8,105,321	1,520
Arisa Health, Inc. · Arkansas	$5,578,971	1,054
Colson Group Holdings, LLC · Illinois	$4,633,241	403
Highlands Oncology Group, P.A. · Arkansas	$4,521,648	591
Kimbel Mechanical Systems, LLC · Arkansas	$3,839,405	544
South Arkansas Regional Hospital, LLC · Arkansas	$3,813,114	337
Team Direct Management · Arkansas	$3,734,566	118
Farmers Bank & Trust Company · Texas	$3,410,834	364
Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc. · Arkansas	$3,206,669	834
First Orion Corp · Arkansas	$3,170,777	357
Sca Pharmaceuticals LLC · Arkansas	$3,120,971	592
L & R Distributors, Inc. · New York	$3,114,368	675
The Harvest Group, LLC · Arkansas	$2,919,427	264
Saint Jean Industries, Inc. · Arkansas	$2,895,239	385
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc. · Arkansas	$2,892,475	219
Ciel Senior Living · Florida	$2,883,421	599
First Arkansas Bank & Trust · Arkansas	$2,794,773	340
Cal-Ark Inc, Central Maintenance Corp & Cal-Ark International, Inc · Arkansas	$2,719,065	416
The Farmers & Merchants Bank · Arkansas	$2,665,436	248
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education · Arkansas	$2,637,830	155
Arkansas Steel Associates · Arkansas	$2,609,091	266
Twin Rivers Foods · Arkansas	$2,574,090	324
Industrial Refrigeration, Inc. · Arkansas	$2,553,483	268
Encore Bank · Arkansas	$2,520,929	311
Arkansas Federal Credit Union · Arkansas	$2,403,666	417

Filed under 3 spellings, including Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield; Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield,; this page adds them together.

Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, plan year 2024; built October 24, 2026. One insurer's filed spellings (for example "Blue Cross Blue Shield", "BlueCross BlueShield" and "Blue Cross and Blue Shield" of the same state) are grouped on one page; different state plans stay separate.

How many employer health plans does Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield insure?

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield was named on 278 insurance contracts at 157 employers with 100 or more participants in plan year 2024 filings, with $207,215,567 in earned premium and 37,510 people covered on medical contracts.

How much do brokers earn on Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield contracts?

Employers reported $4,717,152 in broker commissions and fees on Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield contracts, 2.3% of premium. The all-carrier median on fully insured medical plans is 3.8%.

Where is Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield strongest?

By medical premium, its largest states are Arkansas, Illinois, Texas.