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Here is a snapshot of updates and news you can use from our Nevada carrier, health plan, and administrator partners. For details, click on the related link (if any) or contact your Nevada team. 

Medical, Ancillary, and Bonus Information

• Multiple Carriers
  • Special Open Enrollment Window (SOEW): The annual one-month SOEW allowing qualified businesses to get health insurance coverage without meeting the usual participation or contribution requirements starts November 15. Cases must be submitted to W&B by 12/4/2026. Visit Paul Roberts’ column for all the details you need.
• Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Producer Rewards Broker Bonus: Anthem’s Producer Rewards program offers you multiple opportunities to earn 100, 150, or up to 300 points for new sales and renewals of qualified Medical and Ancillary sales with November 2026 through January 2027 effective dates. Download the Anthem flyer for complete info – or contact your Nevada team to learn more.
  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) Alternatives: Contact Mona or Josh if you are interested in ACA alternatives, including Anthem Balanced Funding (ABF) plans. 
  • New Plans, New Rates: Anthem is adding eight new point of service plans and two new PPO plans for Q1 2027. Rates are increasing for both HMO (+8.6%) and PPO (+11.8%) for the new year.
• Cigna
  • Broker Bonus: Cigna has finalized its broker bonus program for employers who currently have a carrier exiting the group health insurance market in California and Nevada. Brokers can earn $20 per Medical member and $5 per Dental member for Q4 2026 and January 1, 2027, effective dates. Groups with fewer than 25 enrolled members are not eligible. Ask your W&B rep for details.
• Colonial Life
  • New Exclusive Broker Opportunity: Contact your W&B rep today for details on your new opportunity from Colonial Life. It’s an exclusive offer featuring unique, flat-rate product bundles, a lucrative broker bonus program, and Employee Navigator at no cost to qualifying employer groups. 
• E.D.I.S.
  • Updated Sales Materials: Employer Driven Insurance Services has developed a series of new materials to promote its product line of stop loss plans, HRA/MERP options, Dental, and Group Term Life coverage. Visit our Insurance Forms Library to download what you need to help you sell and enroll employees in E.D.I.S. coverage. 
• Humana
  • Dental Bundling Bonus: Your ability to earn a bundling bonus on Dental for groups of 10-299 has been extended to effective dates through January 31, 2027. Visit our Newsroom post for more information!
• Prominence Health Plan
  • ACA Small Group Sunset: Prominence has exited the Affordable Care Act Small Group market in Nevada. ACA Large Group plans and Association Health Plan (AHP) options remain available.
• United Concordia
  • Q1 Dental and Vision Update: United Concordia is implementing a rate pass for its DHMO and DPPO plans for Q1 2027. A rate increase is planned for Vision (with rates effective through 6/30/2027).

Word & Brown Updates

• Q1 Quoting: Many of Word & Brown’s Nevada Medical and Ancillary carriers are now quoting for Q1 2027. Some have rate updates. Login and start your quote today or reach out for quoting assistance.