Insurance carrier · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota appeared on 49 contracts at 47 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, with $175M in earned premium, ranking #40 of 1,452 carriers. Its medical contracts covered 15,894 people. Employers reported broker commissions and fees of $540,913 on those contracts, 0.3% of premium.

Premium

$175M

$162M medical

Employers

49 contracts

People covered

15,894

medical contracts, year end

Broker pay

0.3%

$540,913 · U.S. median 3.8%

Coverage lines on its contracts: health (43), PPO (21), prescription drug (14), stop-loss (8), indemnity (1), dental (1).

Where it writes the most

Medical premium by employer state.

South Dakota

$140M

Iowa

$22M

Minnesota

Largest clients

Employer plans reporting the most premium with this carrier.

Employer	Premium	Participants
Black Hills Corporation · South Dakota	$49,655,037	2,982
Black Hills Corporation · South Dakota	$49,655,037	2,982
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperative · Iowa	$21,224,179	4,261
Dacotah Banks, Inc. · South Dakota	$9,618,215	606
Cuad Health Benefits Trust · North Dakota	$8,487,856	723
Billion Motors, Inc. · South Dakota	$7,003,399	773
Hopkins Financial Corporation · South Dakota	$3,854,498	244
Rapid City Medical Center, LLP Self Funded Plan · South Dakota	$3,552,635	287
Cnos, P.C. · South Dakota	$2,926,755	288
Prince Manufacturing Corporation · South Dakota	$2,853,029	205
MG Oil Company · South Dakota	$2,727,789	401
Fimco, Inc. · South Dakota	$2,634,498	252
Karl's TV & Appliance Inc · South Dakota	$2,542,338	233
Sterling Computers Corporation · South Dakota	$2,241,245	291
Village Northwest Unlimited · Iowa	$1,744,217	115
Building Products, Inc. · South Dakota	$1,519,408	157
Central Farmers Cooperative, Inc. · South Dakota	$1,410,108	150
Transport Refrigeration of South Dakota, Inc. · Iowa	$877,078	159
Village Northwest Unlimited · Iowa	$41,382	115
T Graham Companies · South Dakota	$0	268
Sullivan, Inc. · South Dakota	$0	102
South Dakota Network, LLC · South Dakota	$0	113
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of SD Residency Corporati · South Dakota	$0	128
Rapid Fire Protection, Inc · South Dakota	$0	342
Pete Lien & Sons, Inc. · South Dakota	$0	355

Filed under 4 spellings, including Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota; Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Dakota; Wellmark BCBS of South Dakota; Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota, Inc.; 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 South Dakota insure?

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota was named on 49 insurance contracts at 47 employers with 100 or more participants in plan year 2024 filings, with $174,568,703 in earned premium and 15,894 people covered on medical contracts.

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

Employers reported $540,913 in broker commissions and fees on Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota contracts, 0.3% of premium. The all-carrier median on fully insured medical plans is 3.8%.

Where is Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota strongest?

By medical premium, its largest states are South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota.