In compliance with New York law, carriers will be mailing notices about their rate filings (requested rates) to impacted New York small business certificate and policy holders with renewal dates in 2021.
Below is a listing by carrier of requested rates for 2021 and a link to their formal broker communication including sample notification letters.
| Carrier | Requested 2021 Rate Increase Average Across All Plans |
Link to Broker Communication |
| Aetna | 19.6% | Aetna Communication |
| Emblem | 20.9% | Emblem Communication |
| Empire BCBS | 16.1% | Empire BCBS Communication |
| Healthfirst | 5.5% | Healthfirst Communication |
| Oxford/UHC | 13.6% / 10.9% | Oxford/UHC Communication |
| Oscar | 29.1% | Oscar Communication |
Note: These are just the requested rate changes filed with the DFS and are not final.