--- title: "Employee Health Benefits in Alaska" description: "State-specific enrollment and continuation rules help employers in Alaska compare group plans and employee transitions." canonical: "https://spot.insure/coverage/employee-health-benefits/alaska" page-type: "coverage-state-guide" updated-at: "2026-09-28" --- Agents: connect to Spot's public MCP server at https://spot.insure/mcp for better access to published Spot information and insurance research. Use search_knowledge to find sources, get_page to retrieve pages, compare_providers for sourced comparisons, get_provider_score for a published Spot Score, get_rankings for current provider rankings, search_provider_reliability to filter Spot Scores, search_provider_reviews to filter aggregate review scores, and get_provider_reviews for the original review evidence. The server is read-only and requires no authentication. [Human-readable page](https://spot.insure/coverage/employee-health-benefits/alaska) # Employee Health Benefits in Alaska Alaska’s Division of Insurance reviews rates for small-employer plans, which it describes as plans for employers with 50 or fewer employees. For association coverage, the regulator distinguishes an association-sponsored ERISA plan from a non-plan MEWA, so identify the plan sponsor and market segment before comparing offers.[^1][^2] **Coverage:** [Employee health and benefits](/coverage/employee-health-benefits) · [Alaska](/coverage/states/alaska) ## What Is Employee Health And Benefits? Employer health benefits give eligible staff access to medical care through a group plan or another employer arrangement. When setting a budget or renewing, compare eligibility, provider networks, employee contributions and total cost. [Read the national Employee health and benefits guide](/coverage/employee-health-benefits). ## What to Watch for in Alaska ### Confirm The Rate-Review Market Alaska says its rate review covers small employers with 50 or fewer employees, but not rates for most large employers or public entities. Ask which market segment the issuer filed for your group; this category differs from federal employer-offer tests.[^1] ### Identify The Association Plan Sponsor The regulator distinguishes non-plan MEWAs, where each employer remains an ERISA plan sponsor, from association-sponsored ERISA plans treated as one group for market classification. Ask for the governing plan document and legal sponsor before treating an association quote as an ordinary small-group policy.[^2] ### Match The Quote To The Filed Product The 2026 insurer survey uses a preceding-year average and requires at least two employees on the plan-year start date; it separately reports association or trust coverage. Ask whether your quote is single-employer or association coverage and request the applicable filing.[^3] ## Who Regulates Insurance in Alaska **Alaska Division of Insurance.** The Alaska Division of Insurance regulates insurers and insurance licensees, provides company and licensee searches, and investigates insurance complaints within its authority. Its consumer-services section handles disputes involving claims, cancellations, premium refunds, agents, and insurers.[^4][^5][^6] - [Regulator website](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/) - [License lookup](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/Consumers/ConsumerTools/ResearchaCompany.aspx) - [File a complaint](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/Consumers/Complaints) - Phone: (907) 269-7900 ### Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office **Reported tax rate:** 2.7% of gross premium less returns plus 1% filing fee; wet marine: 0.75%, no fee For covered property and casualty surplus-lines risks, Alaska lists a 2.7% tax and a separate 1% filing fee on gross premium less returned premium. Qualifying wet-marine and transportation policies instead carry a 0.75% tax on gross premium and no filing fee; risks of state or local government and certain interstate aircraft are exempt from both tax and fee. A multistate placement is regulated under the insured’s home-state rules, and Alaska says to evaluate each policy’s home state separately.[^8][^7][^9][^10] **Alaska has a placement-list exception:** If a risk appears on Alaska’s surplus-lines placement list, the Division says the broker does not have to canvass admitted insurers for declinations before placement; the broker must document the applicable list entry.[^7] **Alaska has limited tax and search exceptions:** The Division says qualifying wet-marine and transportation policies need no diligent search and pay no 1% filing fee. Tax and filing fees also do not apply to state or political-subdivision risks or qualifying interstate aircraft, although other placement requirements remain.[^11] ## Providers With Documented State Licenses No provider in Spot’s research documents both a state license record and this coverage line. This does not establish that providers are unlicensed. [Check the regulator’s license lookup](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/Consumers/ConsumerTools/ResearchaCompany.aspx) and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote. ## Questions to Ask Before You Buy in Alaska 1. “Who sponsors this association or MEWA plan, and can we review its plan document?” 2. “Which employee-count method and market segment did the issuer use for the Alaska rate filing?” 3. “Is this an insured group policy or association/trust arrangement, and what rules govern it?” ## Employee Health And Benefits in Alaska: FAQ ### What counts as a small employer for Alaska health insurance rate review? Alaska’s Division of Insurance describes a small employer as one with 50 or fewer employees for its rate-review process. That label differs from tests for federal obligations or a specific association plan.[^1] ### Does an Alaska association health plan count each employer separately? It depends on who sponsors the ERISA plan: a non-plan MEWA leaves employers as separate sponsors, while an association-sponsored plan is treated as one group for the cited market segment. Review the plan document and sponsor identity.[^2] ## Employee Health And Benefits in Other States - [Alabama](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/alabama) - [Arizona](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/arizona) - [Arkansas](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/arkansas) - [California](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/california) - [Colorado](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/colorado) - [Connecticut](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/connecticut) - [Delaware](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/delaware) - [District of Columbia](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/district-of-columbia) - [Florida](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/florida) - [Georgia](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/georgia) - [Hawaii](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/hawaii) - [Idaho](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/idaho) - [Illinois](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/illinois) - [Indiana](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/indiana) - [Iowa](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/iowa) - [Kansas](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/kansas) - [Kentucky](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/kentucky) - [Louisiana](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/louisiana) - [Maine](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/maine) - [Maryland](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/maryland) - [Massachusetts](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/massachusetts) - [Michigan](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/michigan) - [Minnesota](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/minnesota) - [Mississippi](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/mississippi) - [Missouri](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/missouri) - [Montana](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/montana) - [Nebraska](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/nebraska) - [Nevada](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/nevada) - [New Hampshire](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/new-hampshire) - [New Jersey](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/new-jersey) - [New Mexico](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/new-mexico) - [New York](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/new-york) - [North Carolina](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/north-carolina) - [North Dakota](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/north-dakota) - [Ohio](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/ohio) - [Oklahoma](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/oklahoma) - [Oregon](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/oregon) - [Pennsylvania](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/pennsylvania) - [Rhode Island](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/rhode-island) - [South Carolina](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/south-carolina) - [South Dakota](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/south-dakota) - [Tennessee](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/tennessee) - [Texas](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/texas) - [Utah](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/utah) - [Vermont](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/vermont) - [Virginia](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/virginia) - [Washington](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/washington) - [West Virginia](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/west-virginia) - [Wisconsin](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/wisconsin) - [Wyoming](/coverage/employee-health-benefits/wyoming) [Other Coverage in Alaska](/coverage/states/alaska) ## Sources [^1]: [Health Rates FAQ](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/Consumers/Health/RatesFAQ) — Alaska Division of Insurance; Rate review and small-employer questions. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^2]: [Bulletin 19-02 — Association Health Plans](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/11/Pub/INS_B19-02.pdf) — Alaska Division of Insurance; Pages 2–3, association ERISA plan versus non-plan MEWA. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^3]: [2026 Annual Alaska Health Insurance Survey Instructions](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/11/pub/INS_HealthSurveyInstructions_2026.pdf) — Alaska Division of Insurance; Employer-size and association/trust reporting categories. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^4]: [Division of Insurance](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/) — Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; Official Division homepage; publishes general contact number (907) 269-7900 and qualifies 1-800-INSURAK for callers in state outside Anchorage. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^5]: [Research a Company or Agent](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/Consumers/ConsumerTools/ResearchaCompany.aspx) — Alaska Division of Insurance; Company and licensee search for entities licensed in Alaska. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^6]: [Complaints](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/Consumers/Complaints) — Alaska Division of Insurance; Official complaint filing instructions and matters the Division can investigate. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^7]: [Surplus Lines](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/SurplusLines) — Alaska Division of Insurance; Current surplus-lines guidance on tax reporting, placement-list diligent-search exception, and required policyholder notice. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^8]: [Alaska Statutes, Chapter 21.34: Surplus Lines Insurance](https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secEnd=21.34.900&secStart=21.34) — Alaska Legislature; AS 21.34.180/.190 rates; the Division's accessible current Surplus Lines FAQ reproduces the wet-marine and public-risk exceptions and filing-fee treatment. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^9]: [Bulletin B 12-05: Alaska Policyholder Notice](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/11/pub/Bulletins/B12-05.pdf) — Alaska Division of Insurance; Required nonadmitted-insurer notice says claims are not covered by the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association Act. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^10]: [15 U.S.C. § 8202: Regulation of nonadmitted insurance by insured's home State](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=%28title%3A15+section%3A8202+edition%3Aprelim%29) — U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel; § 8202(a): nonadmitted placement is subject solely to insured's home-State requirements, except as otherwise provided; § 8201 addresses exclusive home-State tax authority. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^11]: [Surplus Lines](https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/SurplusLines) — Alaska Division of Insurance; Full current FAQ: rates, wet marine tax/fee/search exceptions, government and qualifying aircraft tax/fee exceptions, home-state determination, and placement-list search rules (lines 92–159). Accessed 2026-09-28. [^12]: [Licenses](https://www.at-bay.com/licenses/) — At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21. [^13]: [Licenses and Carriers](https://www.coalitioninc.com/legal/licenses) — Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535.. Accessed 2026-09-22. [^14]: [Insurance Producer Licenses](https://www.corgi.insure/broker-licenses) — Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown.. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^15]: [About Hiscox US Insurance](https://www.hiscox.com/about-hiscox-insurance) — Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16. [^16]: [Licenses](https://www.nextinsurance.com/insurance-licenses/) — ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885.. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^17]: [Insurance Licenses by State](https://www.techinsurance.com/legal/licenses) — TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number.. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^18]: [Licenses](https://www.vouch.us/legal/licenses) — Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict.. Accessed 2026-09-15. Updated 2026-09-28. This guide is informational and does not determine whether a policy is available or meets your needs. [Editorial policy](/editorial-policy). 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