Blackwell Insights
Your Stop-Loss Premium Should Do More Than Cover High-Cost Claims
For self-funded employers, stop-loss insurance serves an important purpose. It provides financial protection when medica...
Monthly Captive Reporting: Why Earlier Visibility Matters
Most captive reporting explains what already happened. Blackwell and Luzern Risk give brokers and employers a first-of-i...
6 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Group Medical Stop-Loss Captive
Two group medical stop-loss captives can come back with similar quotes and deliver very different results over the next ...
What CFOs Should Know About Stop-Loss Captives
If your stop-loss renewal keeps climbing and no one can explain what's actually driving the increase, you're evaluating ...
How Group Stop-Loss Captives Cut Claims Volatility
Large claims have become a bigger part of the renewal conversation for self-funded employers. Segal's Q3 2026 stop-loss ...
Standalone Stop-Loss vs Group Medical Captives
Self-funded employers already carry healthcare risk. Stop-loss determines how much of that risk stays with the employer ...
Blackwell Leadership Summit 2026: Rethinking Healthcare Strategy Before Renewal
Most healthcare conversations happen after costs rise. Renewal increases. Shock claims. Stop-loss volatility. Late-stage...
Cannabis Employer Health Insurance: Options, Costs, and What Works
What is cannabis health insurance? Cannabis health insurance refers to employer-sponsored health coverage offered by com...
Why the Best Group Captive Managers Are Being Evaluated Differently
Being named a finalist for Best Group Captive Manager at the Captive Review Awards USA 2026 is meaningful, but not just ...
From Awareness to Action: Making Benefits a Strategic Financial Decision
In my recent Forbes article, Turning Benefits Spend into a Strategic Asset, I wrote about what comes after identifying b...