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Insurance carrier · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa appeared on 268 contracts at 245 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, with $616M in earned premium, ranking #13 of 1,452 carriers. Its medical contracts covered 66,179 people. Employers reported broker commissions and fees of $3.2M on those contracts, 0.5% of premium.

Premium
$616M
$497M medical
Employers
245
268 contracts
People covered
66,179
medical contracts, year end
Broker pay
0.5%
$3.2M · U.S. median 3.8%

Coverage lines on its contracts: health (228), PPO (144), prescription drug (83), stop-loss (34), dental (22), HMO (11).

Where it writes the most

Medical premium by employer state.

Largest clients

Employer plans reporting the most premium with this carrier.

EmployerPremiumParticipants
Midamerican Energy Company · Iowa$61,361,8384,602
Ruan Transport Corporation · Iowa$41,615,3814,949
Fareway Stores, Inc. · Iowa$27,663,7712,414
Midamerican Energy Company · Iowa$26,722,2394,602
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Affiliated Co · Iowa$25,778,9022,785
Operating Engineers Local #234 Health and Welfare Trust Fund · Iowa$21,891,7082,147
Iowa Laborers Health and Welfare Fund · Iowa$19,937,9122,602
Pulitzer, Inc. · Iowa$17,692,8791,850
Kent Corporation · Iowa$17,074,6271,746
Mercy Medical Center · Iowa$14,959,8453,230
CDS Global, Inc. · Iowa$10,896,468815
Trustees of Grinnell College Grinnell College · Iowa$10,315,439874
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company · Iowa$10,189,782790
Veridian Credit Union · Iowa$9,227,913851
Eneric Petroleum Corporation · Iowa$8,264,4051,005
Jensen Construction Company · Iowa$7,985,642467
Deery Automotive Group · Iowa$7,929,368370
The Weitz Group, LLC · Iowa$7,883,4861,675
West Liberty Foods LLC · Iowa$7,801,7382,065
Pella Regional Health Center · Iowa$7,243,428656
Hy-Line International · Iowa$7,165,224675
Hy-Line International · Iowa$7,041,117675
Central Iowa Sheet Metal Workers Health Fund - Joint Board of · Iowa$6,927,788465
Greenstate Credit Union · Iowa$6,831,474880
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino · Iowa$6,312,941554

Filed under 4 spellings, including Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa; Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa; Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Iowa; Wellmark BCBS of Iowa; 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 Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa insure?

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa was named on 268 insurance contracts at 245 employers with 100 or more participants in plan year 2024 filings, with $615,699,205 in earned premium and 66,179 people covered on medical contracts.

How much do brokers earn on Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa contracts?

Employers reported $3,216,117 in broker commissions and fees on Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa contracts, 0.5% of premium. The all-carrier median on fully insured medical plans is 3.8%.

Where is Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa strongest?

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

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