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Industry Overview ................................... 1
Net Earnings ............................................ 2
Underwriting Results.......................... 2 - 3
Enrollment.......................................... 4 - 5
Premium Revenues ............................ 5 - 7
Liquidity ................................................... 8
Capital and Surplus ................................. 8
U.S. Health Insurance Industry Analysis Report
HEALTH INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Table 1 below provides a 5-year quarterly snapshot of the U.S. Health
insurance industry’s aggregate financial results for health entities who file
with the NAIC on the health quarterly statement blank. The health
insurance industry reported a 13% increase in an underwriting gain to over
$18 billion from over $16 billion for the same period in the prior year. Net
income remained mostly unchanged at just under $17 billion for the first six
months of 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year. The
industry’s profit margin decreased modestly to 3.4% from 3.7%, while the
combined ratio remained mostly unchanged at 96%.
Notable items as compared to second quarter 2021 include the following:
Net earned premium increased 11% ($48 billion)
Hospital & medical expenses increased 11% ($40 billion)
Administrative expenses increased 13% ($6 billion)
Enrollment increased 2%
Cash flow from operations was $25 billion
Capital and surplus increased 3% to over $196 billion from $191 billion at December 31, 2021
(In Millions)
Chg. 2Q 2022 2Q 2021
2Q 2020
2Q 2019
2Q 2018
Direct Written Premium
11.1% $498,306 $448,705 $410,736 $379,925 $358,749
Net Earned Premium
10.8% $491,870 $444,109 $406,706 $374,079 $354,626
Net Investment Income Earned
6.8% $2,923 $2,735 $2,712 $3,145 $2,571
Underwriting Gain/Loss
12.5% $18,294 $16,268 $23,717 $15,237 $10,476
Net Income/Loss
0.5% $16,889 $16,805 $21,543 $16,876 $11,411
Total Hospital & Medical Exp.
10.5% $420,387 $380,438 $326,101 $318,456 $295,931
Loss Ratio
(0.3) pts 85.0% 85.3% 80.2% 84.7% 83.1%
Administrative Expenses
13.2% $55,888 $49,391 $57,558 $42,431 $49,877
Administrative Expense Ratio
0.2 pts 11.3% 11.1% 14.1% 11.3% 14.0%
Combined Ratio
(0.1) pts 96.3% 96.4% 94.2% 95.9% 97.1%
Profit Margin
(0.3) pts 3.4% 3.7% 5.3% 4.5% 3.2%
Enrollment
1.5% 255 251 238 233 225
Premium PMPM
9.1% $323 $296 $283 $273 $262
Claims PMPM
8.7% $276 $254 $229 $233 $218
Cash Flow from Operations
107.4% $25,256 $12,175 $38,343 $18,808 $33,404
# of Companies Filed
(1) 1,130 1,131 1,096 1,048 999
6-mo. Chg.
2Q 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Capital & Surplus
2.8% $196,607 $191,312 $176,334 $155,944 $151,793
Table 1
Financial Summary: June 30, 2022 - 2018
*All figures only include health entities that file financial statements with the NAIC.
Note: Adjustments to exclude affiliated amounts were made where appropriate.
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NET EARNINGS
Net income remained consistent at just under $17 billion
for the first six months of 2022 compared to the same
period in the prior year. However, the Industry reported a
13% ($2 billion) increase in underwriting gains partially
offset by a 6% ($198 million) increase in federal income
taxes incurred.
Figure 1 illustrates the trend in profitability and reflects a
profit margin of 3.4% through the second quarter of 2022
compared to a profit margin of 3.7% for the first six
months of 2021.
UNDERWRITING RESULTS
As indicated on Table 1, the increase in the industry’s
underwriting results can be attributed primarily to an 11%
($48 billion) increase in net earned premium to $491
billion from $444 billion through the first six months of
2021.
The industry partially offset these items with:
11% ($40 billion) increase in total hospital and
medical expenses to $420 billion from $380 billion;
and,
13% ($6 billion) increase in claims adjustment and
administrative expenses to $56 billion from $49
billion in the prior year period, resulting in no
change in the expense ratio of 11%.
Figure 2 illustrates the significant increase in total hospital
and medical benefits for the first six months of 2022 as
compared to the prior year period. Historically, the
Industry’s loss ratio had fluctuated modestly while
reporting consistent increases in hospital and medical
benefits. However, with the onset of the COVID Pandemic
during 2020 and lingering throughout 2021, the
aggregated loss ratio dropped to 80% in 2020 before
returning to pre-COVID levels at 85%.
Figure 3 illustrates the comparison in claims adjustment
and administrative expenses through the second quarter
of 2022 and the four prior years.
The modest decrease in the loss ratio and the slight
decrease in the administrative expense ratio culminated
in relatively no change in the combined ratio.
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Hospital & Medical Benefits Medical Loss Ratio
Figure 2
Total Hospital & Medical + Loss Ratio
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Figure 1
Net Income & Profit Margin (ROR)
Net Income Profit Margin
Figure 3
Admin Expenses & Admin Expense Ratio
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Table 2 provides data from the Exhibit of Premiums, Enrollment, and Utilization by Line of Business. The table includes
comparison of direct and earned premium, claims, loss ratio, net premium and claims per member per month, and
enrollment through the second quarter of 2022 and the four prior years.
Individual Comprehensive
Hospital & Medical
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
Group Comprehensive
Hospital & Medical
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
(In Millions, Except PMPM) (In Millions, Except PMPM)
Direct Written Premium $46,308 $41,421 $38,978 $39,535 $39,262 D
irect Written Premium $83,832 $83,042 $83,226 $83,686 $82,854
Net Earned Premium $45,641 $39,816 $37,170 $38,084 $39,089 Net Earned Premium $82,803 $82,851 $82,587 $83,971 $82,544
Total Hospital & Medical Exp $35,450 $31,356 $26,734 $27,331 $26,517 T
otal Hospital & Medical Exp $69,976 $70,197 $65,097 $67,869 $67,556
Loss Ratio 77.7% 78.8% 71.9% 71.8% 67.8% Loss Ratio 84.5% 84.7% 78.8% 80.8% 81.8%
Net Premium PMPM $533 $508 $498 $521 $502 N
et Premium PMPM $518 $492 $470 $467 $445
Claims PMPM $414 $400 $358 $374 $340 C
laims PMPM $438 $417 $370 $377 $364
Margin $119 $108 $140 $147 $161 Margin $80 $75 $99 $90 $81
Enrollment
14 14 13 12 13
E
nrollment
27 28 29 30 31
Medicare Supplement
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
V
ision
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
(In Millions, Except PMPM) (In Millions, Except PMPM)
Direct Written Premium
$6,574 $6,318 $6,122 $5,782 $5,451 Direct Written Premium $
1,470 $1,408 $1,365 $1,279 $1,311
Net Earned Premium $6,483 $6,227 $6,023 $5,757 $5,404 N
et Earned Premium $1,465 $1,408 $1,357 $1,353 $1,309
Total Hospital & Medical Exp $5,211 $4,850 $4,391 $4,743 $4,375 Total Hospital & Medical Exp $1,530 $1,477 $1,085 $1,383 $1,494
Loss Ratio 80.4% 77.9% 72.9% 82.4% 81.0% L
oss Ratio 104.5% 104.9% 80.0% 102.2% 114.1%
Net Premium PMPM $214 $210 $212 $211 $209 N
et Premium PMPM $6 $6 $6 $6 $6
Claims PMPM $172 $164 $155 $174 $169 C
laims PMPM $4 $4 $5 $7 $7
Margin $42 $47 $57 $37 $40 M
argin $2 $3 $1 ($1) ($1)
Enrollment
5 5 5 5 4
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nrollment
39 38 37 36 34
Dental
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
F
EHBP
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
(In Millions, Except PMPM) (In Millions, Except PMPM)
Direct Written Premium $7,664 $7,392 $6,719 $7,008 $6,955 D
irect Written Premium $22,482 $21,491 $20,059 $19,872 $19,617
Net Earned Premium $7,185 $7,005 $5,878 $6,405 $6,425 Net Earned Premium $22,156 $21,848 $20,276 $20,342 $19,396
Total Hospital & Medical Exp $6,269 $6,002 $4,144 $5,454 $5,371 Total Hospital & Medical Exp $20,628 $20,167 $18,222 $18,920 $17,646
Loss Ratio 87.3% 85.7% 70.5% 85.2% 83.6% L
oss Ratio 93.1% 92.3% 89.9% 93.0% 91.0%
Net Premium PMPM $27 $26 $24 $26 $26 Net Premium PMPM $406 $401 $378 $388 $418
Claims PMPM $23 $23 $17 $22 $22 C
laims PMPM $378 $370 $339 $361 $380
Margin $3 $4 $7 $4 ($1) Margin $28 $31 $38 $27 $38
Enrollment
45 45 42 42 42
E
nrollment
9 9 9 9 8
Medicare
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
M
edicaid
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
(In Millions, Except PMPM) (In Millions, Except PMPM)
Direct Written Premium
$168,676 $141,713 $126,752 $110,031 $96,558 Direct Written Premium $151,873 $134,720 $118,435 $102,326 $95,724
Net Earned Premium $168,363 $141,285 $125,079 $109,768 $95,907 N
et Earned Premium $151,331 $132,903 $113,488 $100,181 $94,897
Total Hospital & Medical Exp $140,270 $121,156 $97,530 $90,945 $81,114 Total Hospital & Medical Exp $125,481 $113,412 $96,841 $90,872 $83,615
Loss Ratio 83.3% 85.8% 78.0% 82.9% 84.6% Loss Ratio 82.9% 85.3% 85.3% 90.7% 88.1%
Net Premium PMPM $1,197 $1,123 $1,100 $1,052 $968 N
et Premium PMPM $447 $425 $423 $392 $372
Claims PMPM $997 $963 $858 $871 $819 Claims PMPM $371 $363 $361 $356 $328
Margin $200 $160 $242 $180 $149 Margin $76 $62 $62 $36 $44
Enrollment
24 21 19 18 16
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nrollment
57 54 48 44 44
Other Health
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 2Q 2020 2Q 2019 2Q 2018
(In Millions, Except PMPM)
Direct Written Premium $11,060 $10,549 $10,861 $10,283 $9,516
Net Earned Premium $11,057 $10,640 $11,157 $10,625 $9,829
Total Hospital & Medical Exp $11,030 $10,606 $11,092 $9,630 $8,863
Loss Ratio 99.8% 99.7% 99.4% 90.6% 90.2%
Net Premium PMPM $53 $47 $50 $52 $51
Claims PMPM $53 $46 $50 $47 $46
Margin $0 $0 $0 $5 $5
Enrollment
35 38 38 38 34
Exhibit of Premiums, Enrollment & Utilization by Lines of Business
Table 2
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The CDC has reported nearly 97 million COVID-19 cases nationwide and over one million deaths since January 21, 2020.
The health insurance industry reported a 25% (over $94 billion) increase in health benefit claims incurred between June
30, 2020, and June 30, 2022. However, in 2020 offsetting factors resulting from the pandemic appear to have reduced
the overall financial impact to insurers such as reduced healthcare claims and decreased medical costs related to
cancelled or delayed utilization of healthcare benefits. These offsetting factors are also evident in the decreases in the
loss ratios for several line of business in 2020 as included in Table 2 above.
This significant increase in hospital and medical benefits in 2021 and 2022 now places the Health insurance industry
underwriting results more in line with financial results as reported pre-COVID19 pandemic in prior-year period 2019 in
relation to underwriting gains, net income, loss and administrative expense ratios and profit margin.
ENROLLMENT
As shown in Figure 4, the industry has experienced an
incremental increase in total enrollment of 13% (30
million) to 255 million from 225 million through the
second quarter of 2018.
The increase from 2018 is due primarily to:
31% (14 million) increase in Medicaid;
44% (7 million) increase in Medicare;
14% (5 million) increase in vision coverage;
9% (4 million) increase in dental coverage;
17% (1 million) increase in Federal Employee
Health Benefit Plans; and,
3% (1 million) increase in policies that provide
Medicare Pat D Drug coverage.
However, these lines were partially offset by:
13% (4 million) decrease in the group comprehensive line of business; and
a 12% (2 million) decrease in the individual comprehensive line of business from the first six months of 2018.
As indicated above, the industry still experienced considerable growth in both Medicaid and Medicare. As a result of
increased unemployment rates caused by the pandemic, health care coverage has also been disrupted for millions of
people as most working-age adults receive health insurance coverage for themselves and their families through their
employer beginning in 2020. Many of those who lost health insurance coverage through their employer qualified for
Medicaid or had the opportunity to purchase individual health coverage through the exchange or other managed care
health providers. The shift in business concentration can also be attributed to an increase in the number of insureds
becoming eligible for either Medicare or Medicaid as evidenced by increases in enrollment in these lines. A certain
amount of the Medicaid enrollment increase is due to the continued expansion of Medicaid programs in certain states.
The U.S. has been operating under a Public Health Emergency (PHE) declared by the federal government since the start
of the COVID-19 pandemic. This declaration resulted in significantly expanded Medicaid enrollment, as well as special
coverage rules for COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments. Just recently, the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) announced that the PHE would be extended to January 11, 2023, and that it would give at least 60 days-
notice before lifting the emergency declaration. However, once the emergency is lifted, there is the potential for
disruption in the health insurance market when the individuals potentially no longer qualify for Medicaid and what
financial impact that could have on insurers. Some estimates suggest that 15 million or more people might no longer
qualify for Medicaid.
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In Millions
$ In Billions
Figure 4
Enrollment & Direct Written Premium
Direct Written Premium Enrollment
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The industry recorded over 255 million members
enrolled in various types of health insurance
products. As shown on Figure 5, Medicaid
represents 22% of total enrollment; Dental 18%;
Vision 15%; Medicare Pt D 14%; Group
Comprehensive 10%; Medicare at 9%; and
Individual Comprehensive 6%. A shift in business
concentration can be attributed to an increase in
the number of insureds becoming eligible for
either Medicare or Medicaid as evidenced by
increases in enrollment in these lines. A certain
amount of Medicaid enrollment increases is likely
due to the continued expansion of Medicaid
programs in certain states.
As depicted in Figure 6, health entitiesearned
premium per member per month (PMPM)
increased 23% over a five-year period to $323
from $262 for the first six months of 2018, while
claims PMPM increased 27% to $276 from $218. It
is evident premium PMPM increased
incrementally through the five years illustrated in
the adjacent graph while claims PMPM decreased in
2020 due to decreased medical costs related to
cancelled or delayed medical utilization of
healthcare benefits in 2020. As show in the graph,
the margin in 2021 and 2022 returned to a margin
more comparable to pre-pandemic periods.
PREMIUM REVENUES
Figure 4 above illustrates the growth in direct written
premium. In comparison to the first six months of 2021,
the industry reported an 11% ($50 billion) increase in
direct written premium to $498 billion from $449
billion. The increase is primarily on the Medicare, and
Medicaid lines of business.
Figure 7 illustrates the mix of direct written premium
for the first six months of 2022. As insureds have
become eligible for either Medicare and/or Medicaid as
evidenced by increases in enrollment in these lines,
there has been a gradual shift in the allocation of
premium between the lines of business over the last
five years. In comparison to the first half of 2021, direct
31%
34%
31%
4%
Figure 7
2nd Qtr 2022
Direct Health Premium Written by Line
Comprehensive
Medicare
Medicaid
FEHBP
6%
10%
2%
15%
18%
4%
9%
22%
14%
Indiv Comp Grp Comp
Med Supp
Vision Dental FEHBP
Medicare Medicaid Other - Med Pt D
Figure 5
Enrollment by Line of Business
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$ In Dollars
Figure 6
Premium PMPM vs Claims PMPM
Premium PMPM Claims PMPM Margin
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comprehensive medical decreased to below 31% from just above 33% of total written premium, while Medicare
increased to nearly 34% from 32%, Medicaid increased to 31% from just under 30%, and FEHBP remained mostly
unchanged at just below 5%.
Table 3 below provides a breakout of direct written premium by line of business. The largest dollar increases in written
premium from the first six months of 2021 was a 19% ($27 billion) increase in Medicare, and a 13% ($17 billion) increase
in Medicaid.
Table 4 on the next page includes direct written premium for the four largest revenue-generating lines of business as
reported by each state on Schedule T of the quarterly financial statement. The state of Florida reports the greatest dollar
amount of direct written premium on both the comprehensive medical and Medicare lines of business through the
second quarter of 2022. Florida recorded just under $15 billion in comprehensive medical premium after recording an
increase from the prior-year quarter while recording just under $20 billion in Medicare premium, which is a 26%
increase from the prior-year quarter. The state of Texas reported just under $19 billion in Medicaid premium including a
36% increase over the prior-year quarter. The state of Maryland reported just over $2 billion in premium revenue for the
federal employee health benefit plan line of business including a 7% increase over the prior-year quarter.
(In Millions)
Chg.
$ Chg.
2Q 2022
2Q 2021
2Q 2020
2Q 2019
2Q 2018
Individual Comprehensi
11.8% $4,887 $46,308 $41,421 $38,978 $39,535 $39,262
Group Comprehensive
1.0% $790 $83,832 $83,042 $83,226 $83,686 $82,854
Medicare Supplement
4.0% $256 $6,574 $6,318 $6,122 $5,782 $5,451
Vision
4.4% $62 $1,470 $1,408 $1,365 $1,279 $1,311
Denta l
3.7% $272 $7,664 $7,392 $6,719 $7,008 $6,955
FEHBP
4.6% $991 $22,482 $21,491 $20,059 $19,872 $19,617
Medicare
19.0% $26,964 $168,676 $141,713 $126,752 $110,031 $96,558
Medicaid
12.7% $17,152 $151,873 $134,720 $118,435 $102,326 $95,724
Other Heal th
4.8% $511 $11,060 $10,549 $10,861 $10,283 $9,516
Table 3
Direct Written Premium by Lines of Business
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($ in Millions)
State 2Q 2022 2Q 2021 % Chg. 2Q 2022 2Q 2021 % Chg. 2Q 2022 2Q 2021
%
Pt Chg.
2Q 2022 2Q 2021 % Chg.
Alabama
$3,004 $2,747 9.3% $3,916 $3,376 16.0% $19 $15 22.1% $402 $454 (11.4)%
Al as ka
$319 $278 14.9% $3 $2 33.8% $0 $0 0.0% $264 $227 16.3%
Ari zona
$1,824 $1,671 9.1% $3,592 $2,900 23.8% $138 $133 3.8% $373 $389 (4.1)%
Arkansas
$2,039 $1,942 5.0% $1,702 $1,439 18.3% $805 $671 20.0% $160 $155 3.0%
California
$1,428 $1,423 0.3% $2,389 $2,033 17.5% $0 $0 0.0% $3 $3 0.9%
Colorado
$2,794 $2,812 (0.6)% $2,952 $2,343 26.0% $657 $570 15.3% $437 $449 (2.8)%
Connecticut
$1,582 $1,639 (3.5)% $2,217 $1,870 18.6% $0 $0 0.0% $180 $174 3.5%
Delaware
$387 $349 11.1% $323 $197 64.0% $0 $0 0.0% $95 $92 4.1%
District of Columbia
$1,126 $1,068 5.4% $232 $63 268.5% $912 $767 18.9% $905 $803 12.8%
Florida
$14,498 $12,726 13.9% $19,721 $15,627 26.2% $11,517 $9,537 20.8% $1,443 $1,383 4.4%
Georgi a
$4,701 $4,515 4.1% $6,024 $4,078 47.7% $2,852 $2,319 23.0% $850 $853 (0.3)%
Hawaii
$1,768 $1,730 2.2% $1,005 $678 48.2% $1,127 $1,043 8.1% $240 $229 5.0%
Idaho
$1,090 $1,063 2.5% $906 $658 37.8% $317 $261 21.8% $113 $120 (6.5)%
Illinois
$8,859 $8,523 3.9% $5,840 $4,745 0.0% $8,159 $7,332 11.3% $706 $640 10.4%
Indiana
$1,964 $1,836 7.0% $3,659 $2,497 46.5% $4,188 $3,932 6.5% $381 $373 2.3%
Iowa
$1,917 $1,823 5.2% $1,277 $1,032 23.8% $2,983 $2,823 5.7% $151 $145 3.7%
Kansas
$700 $667 4.8% $1,029 $803 28.2% $2,047 $1,908 7.3% $69 $74 (6.5)%
Kentucky
$1,832 $1,832 (0.0)% $3,091 $2,629 17.6% $4,934 $5,382 (8.3)% $267 $256 4.3%
Louisiana
$2,106 $2,039 3.3% $3,154 $2,648 19.1% $5,568 $5,101 9.2% $255 $241 5.9%
Maine
$919 $860 6.9% $942 $785 20.0% $0 $0 0.0% $124 $116 6.9%
Maryland
$2,525 $2,393 5.5% $1,344 $1,042 29.0% $1,786 $1,646 8.5% $2,041 $1,916 6.6%
Massachusetts
$6,845 $6,854 (0.1)% $1,983 $1,678 18.2% $2,981 $2,622 13.7% $485 $426 14.0%
Michigan
$7,009 $6,635 5.6% $6,690 $6,068 10.3% $4,193 $3,881 8.0% $399 $424 (6.1)%
Minnesota
$3,376 $3,274 3.1% $3,247 $2,849 14.0% $4,841 $4,023 20.3% $364 $325 11.9%
Mississippi
$1,105 $1,032 7.1% $1,407 $1,006 39.9% $976 $1,204 (18.9)% $183 $192 (4.4)%
Missouri
$2,296 $2,185 5.1% $4,203 $3,456 21.6% $1,665 $1,290 29.1% $409 $394 3.8%
Montana
$559 $497 12.6% $348 $292 19.2% $0 $0 0.0% $118 $118 0.1%
Nebras ka
$1,166 $1,090 7.0% $685 $512 33.9% $1,146 $975 17.5% $137 $131 4.2%
Nevada
$1,460 $1,343 8.6% $1,956 $1,684 16.1% $1,212 $1,175 3.1% $124 $130 (4.9)%
New Hampshi re
$858 $846 1.4% $448 $352 27.4% $629 $590 6.6% $170 $157 8.5%
New Jers ey
$4,758 $4,760 (0.0)% $3,326 $2,786 19.4% $6,881 $6,219 10.6% $522 $527 (1.0)%
New Mexi co
$539 $481 11.9% $1,139 $868 31.2% $3,266 $2,839 15.0% $150 $190 (21.3)%
New York
$11,903 $11,430 4.1% $10,389 $9,354 11.1% $5,191 $4,867 6.7% $940 $895 5.1%
North Carolina
$4,642 $4,188 10.9% $6,375 $5,189 22.9% $3,741 $0 0.0% $622 $621 0.2%
North Dakota
$848 $833 1.8% $133 $100 33.1% $199 $180 10.9% $66 $67 (1.5)%
Ohio
$4,636 $4,389 5.6% $7,733 $6,609 17.0% $11,194 $10,246 9.3% $709 $666 6.6%
Okl ahoma
$1,988 $1,932 2.9% $1,753 $1,409 24.4% $0 $0 0.0% $388 $386 0.6%
Oregon
$3,080 $3,059 0.7% $3,049 $3,098 (1.6)% $3,625 $2,169 67.2% $279 $270 3.3%
Pennsylvania
$5,933 $6,889 (13.9)% $9,164 $8,131 0.0% $15,304 $13,966 9.6% $743 $725 2.4%
Rhode Island
$625 $627 (0.4)% $725 $593 22.3% $1,134 $1,061 6.9% $62 $63 (1.6)%
South Carolina
$2,242 $2,215 1.2% $2,967 $1,577 88.1% $1,893 $1,735 9.1% $344 $317 8.4%
South Dakota
$730 $689 5.9% $211 $172 22.3% $0 $0 0.0% $112 $94 19.4%
Tennes s ee
$2,351 $2,226 5.6% $4,734 $4,203 12.6% $3,423 $3,279 4.4% $428 $409 4.5%
Texas
$13,274 $12,485 6.3% $16,615 $12,841 29.4% $18,813 $13,828 36.0% $1,805 $1,682 7.3%
Utah
$1,800 $1,633 10.2% $1,213 $1,052 15.3% $640 $511 25.3% $342 $333 2.5%
Vermont
$379 $364 4.0% $211 $116 82.3% $0 $0 0.0% $49 $52 (5.4)%
Virginia
$3,799 $3,640 4.4% $3,378 $2,716 24.4% $6,797 $6,126 10.9% $1,434 $1,409 1.8%
Washington
$4,628 $4,444 4.1% $3,840 $2,909 32.0% $4,375 $4,018 8.9% $564 $536 5.3%
West Virginia
$566 $522 8.4% $1,321 $1,140 15.9% $1,209 $1,108 9.1% $223 $223 0.3%
Wisconsin
$4,005 $3,915 2.3% $3,543 $3,278 8.1% $1,450 $1,307 10.9% $367 $321 14.3%
Wyomi ng
$323 $280 15.6% $39 $8 386.1% $0 $0 0.0% $60 $47 27.7%
Ameri ca n Samoa
$0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0.0%
Guam
$44 $15 189.5% $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0.0% $12 $13 (4.4)%
Puerto Ri co
$642 $627 2.4% $4,015 $4,088 0.0% $1,642 $1,291 27.2% $110 $100 0.0%
U.S. Virgin Islands
$3 $7 (50.4)% $21 $18 0.0% $0 $0 0.0% $1 $1 (40.2)%
Northern Mariana Islands
$1 $1 31.9% $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0.0%
Aggrega te Other Al i en
$638 $532 20.0% $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0.0% $0 $0 0.0%
Table 4 - Direct Written Premium by Line of Business by State
As reported on Schedule T
Comprehensive Medical
Medicare
Medicaid
FEHBP
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CASH FLOW AND LIQUIDITY
The health insurance industry reported a significant increase in operating cash flow to $25 billion in the first half of 2022
as compared to operating cash flow of $12 billion in the first half of 2021. The considerable increase in positive cash flow
is due primarily to an 11% ($47 billion) increase in premiums collected partially offset by 10% ($36 billion) increase in
benefits and loss-related payments.
As illustrated in Figure 8, liquid assets and
receivables increased 5% ($20 billion) to
$384 billion in the first six months of 2022
as compared to the prior year period while
current liabilities increased 10% ($20
billion) to $225 billion. This resulted in a
decrease in the ratio of liquid assets and
receivables to current liabilities to 171%
from 178% for the period ended June 30,
2021.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
Health entities reported a 3% ($5 billion)
increase in capital and surplus to over
$196 billion from over $191 billion at Dec.
31, 2021, as illustrated in Figure 9. The
increase is due primarily to net income of
$17 billion and additional paid-in surplus
of $2 billion. However, these items were
partially offset by a $6 billion increase in
unrealized capital losses, dividends of $4
billion paid to stockholders, and a $2
billion increase in non-admitted assets.
Figure 9
Capital & Surplus Account
$138
$152
$156
$176
$192
$191
$197
$0
$40
$80
$120
$160
$200
$240
$0
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
$30
$35
2017 2018 2019
2020 2Q 2021 2021 2Q 2022
$ In Billions
Net Income Dividends to Stockholders Capital & Surplus
160%
165%
170%
175%
180%
185%
190%
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
$450
6/30/18 6/30/19 6/30/20
6/30/21
6/30/22
$ In Billions
Figure 8
Ratio of Liquid Assets & Receivables to Current Liabilities
Liquid Assets & Receivables
Current Liabilities
Ratio of Liquid Assets & Receivables to Current Liabilities
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Health Industry Disclosure: In some states the health industry is regulated by a Department/Office of Insurance other
than the Departm
ent of Insurance. Therefore, not all health insurers may be required to file financial statements with
the NAIC.
Financial Regulatory Services Division
Financial Analysis and Examinations Department
Contacts:
Bill Rivers, Health Financial Analysis Program Manager
816.783-8142
Bruce Jenson, Assistant Director Solvency Monitoring
816.783.8348
Jane Koenigsman, Sr. Financial Analysis Manager II
816.783.8145
Disclaimer: The NAIC 2022 Mid-Year Health Insurance Industry Analysis Report is a limited scope analysis based on the
aggregated information filed to the NAIC’s Financial Data Repository as of June 30, 2022, and
written by the Financial
Regulatory Services Department staff. This report does
not constitute the official opinion or views of the NAIC
membership or any particular state insurance department.