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👥 '''Self-insured group''' is a collective of employers or entities that pool their resources to jointly fund [[Definition:Insurance | insurance]] obligations — typically [[Definition:Workers' compensation insurance | workers' compensation]] or [[Definition:Health insurance | health]] benefits — rather than purchasing coverage from a commercial [[Definition:Insurance carrier | carrier]]. Often organized as a trust or association, the group allows its members to share risk among themselves while retaining the cost-saving and data-access advantages associated with [[Definition:Self-insurance | self-insurance]].

⚙️ Members of a self-insured group contribute to a common fund based on factors like payroll size, [[Definition:Claims experience | claims experience]], and industry classification. The group typically engages a [[Definition:Third-party administrator (TPA) | TPA]] to manage [[Definition:Claims processing | claims processing]] and may purchase [[Definition:Excess insurance | excess]] or [[Definition:Stop-loss insurance | stop-loss]] coverage to cap exposure from unusually large or numerous claims. Regulatory oversight varies significantly by state: some jurisdictions require self-insured groups to meet minimum membership thresholds, maintain specific [[Definition:Reserve | reserve]] levels, and undergo regular [[Definition:Actuarial analysis | actuarial reviews]]. The group's board or trustees make decisions on plan design, vendor selection, and [[Definition:Loss control | loss-control]] initiatives.

💡 These pooling arrangements occupy an important niche in the insurance ecosystem, particularly for small and mid-sized employers that lack the scale to self-insure individually. By banding together — often within the same industry, such as construction, healthcare, or municipal government — members gain [[Definition:Purchasing power | purchasing power]] and [[Definition:Risk diversification | diversification]] they could not achieve alone. Insurers and [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]] interact with self-insured groups as providers of excess coverage and ancillary services, while [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] platforms increasingly offer these groups real-time dashboards, [[Definition:Predictive analytics | predictive modeling]], and benchmarking tools that help trustees make more informed decisions about [[Definition:Risk management | risk management]] spending.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Self-insured employer]]
* [[Definition:Self-funded health plan]]
* [[Definition:Group captive]]
* [[Definition:Risk pool]]
* [[Definition:Workers' compensation insurance]]
* [[Definition:Stop-loss insurance]]
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