1、Health insurer financial pulseSummer 2026 Oliver WymanWe present the Summer 2026 edition of our Health Insurer Financial Pulse newsletter.This edition of Pulse includes the reported annual statutory financial experience for health insurers through 2025,highlights from public companies Q1 2026 financ
2、ial statements,market capitalization for public companies and statutory capital/Risk-Based Capital(RBC)trends,and recent capital management and reinsurance activity.Our aim is to keep you abreast of key market trends and dynamics that impact health insurer financial results and profitability.We hope
3、 you enjoy the newsletter and find it informative.Please look for our next edition in Fall 2026.2025 statutory financials reveal margin deterioration in Individual,Group,Medicare,and Medicaid marketsMarket-wide pre-tax margins decreased in 2025 to-0.9%,with increased loss ratios in all lines of busi
4、ness except for Medicaid Managed Care compared with 2024.Large public companies Q1 2026 financial performance improvesTotal enrollment has dropped considerably,while unweighted average reported profit margins increased from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026 as carriers focus on margin improvement over membership g
5、rowth.2025 RBC ratios show significant decline compared with 2021Between 2021 and 2025,RBC ratios of health companies decreased by almost 100 percentage points,as Authorized Control Level(ACL)amounts grew more quickly than Total Adjusted Capital(TAC),likely due to higher loss ratios.Overall,carriers
6、 of all types showed significant decreases in their RBC ratios in 2024 and 2025.Capital management and reinsuranceIn this section,we discuss the potential impacts of proposed changes to the Health Risk-Based Capital(HRBC)framework,specifically around underwriting risk and managed care credit compone