{"id":176230,"date":"2025-04-07T21:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/insurance\/why-higher-deductibles-are-essential-for-your-self-funded-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T21:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:35:16","slug":"why-higher-deductibles-are-essential-for-your-self-funded-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=176230","title":{"rendered":"Why Higher Deductibles Are Essential for Your Self-Funded Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"1084\">The reality is that the stop-loss insurance market is undergoing significant changes.<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Voya Financial is already signaling that it\u2019s prepared to lose customers in 2025 to drive prices back to profitability. They warned the public in August 2024 that claims costs were rising, and now, their CFO is confirming that stop-loss premiums for January 2025 renewals will see rate hikes twice as high as those from January 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"1084\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sun Life Financial is in the same boat. A surge in high-cost claims\u2014driven by advanced cancer cases, pricey cancer drugs, and more premature births\u2014hit them hard in the fourth quarter of 2024. Dan Fishbein, president of Sun Life US, responded by raising premiums 14% and tightening coverage for plans with big claims.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In short, if you\u2019re sticking with a low specific deductible, you\u2019re not prepared for what\u2019s coming. The market is shifting, costs are rising, and you need to rethink how you\u2019re managing your health plan. It\u2019s not about whether you want to change; it\u2019s whether you can afford not to.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let\u2019s not beat around the bush\u2014if you\u2019re sticking with a low specific deductible on your self-funded plan, you\u2019re shooting yourself in the foot. Too many businesses think a lower deductible is the \u201csafe\u201d choice, but all it really does is create higher fixed costs and more headaches. 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