Mewa Association of America

What Mewa Association of America does

MEWA Association of America (MAA) is a non-profit trade association founded in 2018 and headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. Its core purpose is to advocate for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs), the structure through which small to mid-sized employers band together via sponsoring associations to self-fund employee health benefits. MAA's primary constituents are existing and prospective self-insured MEWAs, the trade and business associations that sponsor them, and the service-provider ecosystem (stop-loss brokers, third-party administrators, underwriters, reinsurers, actuaries, and legal counsel) that operationalize them.

MAA does not build or sell technology. Instead, it generates revenue through two subscriptions priced annually: regular membership at $2,000 per year (open to MEWA board members, sponsoring-association executives, and prospective MEWA organizers, with complimentary membership for government employees) and a tiered sponsorship program priced at $3,500 (Standard) and $5,000 (Major Founding Donor) per year that grants service providers featured website placement, blog-submission rights, advertising priority at the annual meeting, and conference ticket discounts. Distribution is digital-first (website, monthly Constant Contact newsletter, Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn) supplemented by an in-person annual meeting that debuted in Austin, Texas in December 2019.

The association's strategic moat rests on its regulatory positioning: it engages the U.S. Department of Labor on association health plan rulemaking, contributed to the development of the NAIC Model Act, and operates a founding-supporter network spanning HCP National, Concord Management Resources, Strategic Underwriting Solutions, Windsor Strategy Partners, Vimly Benefit Solutions, IOA Re, Megna Law, and OCA. Day-to-day operations are run on a skeleton staff of 1-10, with William Dyer (also VP at HCP National) serving as Vice President and Secretary and primary contact.

Name

Mewa Association of America

Legal name

MEWA Association of America

Website

https://mewaassociation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MEWA Association of America is a non-profit trade association founded in 2018 that advocates for and supports Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) serving small to mid-sized employers seeking self-insured health benefits through sponsoring trade associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association / Industry Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Association/MEWA POS Plans (HLAEAOAK)

Keywords

• Trade association services
• MEWA advocacy
• Health insurance advocacy
• Self-insured welfare arrangements
• Membership association

Headquarters

HQ city

Aliso Viejo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The organization generates revenue through annual membership fees from MEWAs, association executives, and organizations interested in MEWAs. Regular membership is priced at $2,000 per year.
2. Sponsorship Programs: Sponsorship tiers at $3,500 and $5,000 per year provide featured website placement, blog post submission opportunities, conference advertising priority, and ticket discounts. These sponsorships are open to service providers wishing to reach MAA members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MEWA Association of America (MAA) is a trade association that supports, advocates for, and brings together Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) operating in the United States. The organization promotes consistent regulatory standards across states, advocates for MEWAs to operate nationally, and helps associations create and maintain successful MEWAs as a means for small businesses to self-insure health benefits and lower healthcare costs.

Product overview

MEWA Association of America is a trade association that does not offer technology products or software services. The organization serves as an advocacy and membership body promoting Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) as a solution for small to mid-sized employers' health benefit coverage. Services include membership programs, advocacy support, educational resources, legislative updates, seminars, and networking facilitation between MEWAs and service providers such as brokers, TPAs, reinsurers, and consultants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trade Association Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Small businesses can potentially save 20% or more on health insurance costs by participating in MEWAs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• HCP NationalcoreOthersHCP National is the healthcare industry's insurance broker since 1994 and is the largest MEWA or Association Health Plan stop loss broker in the country based on premium volume. HCP National specializes in all forms of reinsurance, business insurance, and liability coverage for MEWAs. William Dyer, HCP's Vice President known as 'Mr. MEWA', has placed over half a billion dollars in stop loss premium.
• Megna Law FirmcoreOthersBill Megna serves as Principal Attorney and Co-Director of the Genova Burns Insurance Law Practice Group. Specializes in representing insurance and regulated financial institutions, covering the entire spectrum of insurance products including property and casualty, life and health, reinsurance, surplus lines and captives. Has experience in acquiring, forming and licensing insurers.
• Concord Management ResourcescoreOthersConcord Management Resources has served as a healthcare plan administrator for MEWAs licensed throughout the United States for over 20 years. Provides insurance consulting services, management oversight, regulatory filing with state insurance departments and DOL, compliance, administrative support, GAAP and Statutory financial statement preparation, product design, rate filing, and reserve setting.
• Strategic Underwriting Solutions, LLCcoreOthersSUS located in Green Bay, Wisconsin is a premier underwriting and risk management company offering high quality health insurance underwriting as an outsource service to insurance companies, TPAs, MCOs, and MEWAs. Veronica Schmelzer and key industry partners formed the organization specifically to respond to market needs for risk taking entities.
• OCAsupportingOthersOCA has been in business since 1983, providing Cafeteria Plan services since 1986 and full-time TPA services since 2008. With a staff of close to 50 serving almost 4,000 employers and over 150,000 employees, OCA provides FSA, HRA, HSA, COBRA, Transit & Parking, and ERISA compliance services. Partners with MEWAs as back office for value added services.
• Windsor Strategy PartnerscoreOthersWindsor Strategy Partners is an actuarial and strategic consulting firm specializing in healthcare, headquartered in Princeton, NJ. Has deep expertise working with self-funded, managed care and MEWA clients. Team includes actuaries, analysts, underwriters and business experts.
• Vimly Benefit SolutionscoreOthersVimly Benefit Solutions was established in 1993 and has grown into a world-class benefits technology and third-party administration company. Their SIMON platform offers seamless end-to-end benefits administration lifecycle support including quoting, enrollment, billing, compliance and integrates with over 65 insurance carriers and benefit providers.
• IOA RecoreOthersIOA Re, a member of the ELMC group of companies, is a market leader in providing insurance and reinsurance solutions for the self-insured marketplace. Has been serving the self-insured marketplace for nearly 40 years, providing program creation including underwriting, contract administration, claims handling and reinsurance. Offers risk sharing solutions including captive participation and reinsurance protections for MEWAs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU): Trade association for health insurance agents, brokers, and benefit professionals. Comparable as a health-insurance-focused advocacy body that engages regulators, provides education, and represents professionals serving employer-sponsored coverage markets including MEWAs.
• American Benefits Council: Trade association advocating for employer-sponsored benefit plans on federal policy matters. Comparable as an advocacy organization representing employer interests in health and welfare benefits, with similar regulatory engagement and educational mission.
• Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA): National trade association dedicated to the self-insurance marketplace, including MEWAs and employer self-funded health plans. Most direct peer as both organizations advocate for and educate on self-insured health arrangements serving similar member populations.
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP): Membership organization for professionals administering employee benefit plans including self-funded and MEWA arrangements. Comparable as a member-driven body providing education, networking, and resources to benefit plan stakeholders.

Others

• National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA): Trade association for independent insurance agents. Overlaps in serving brokers active in the MEWA and small-group health market, and engages in parallel federal advocacy on association health plans and small-employer coverage.
• National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC): State insurance regulatory body with which MAA actively engages on the NAIC Model Act. Comparable as the regulatory counterpart whose standards MAA seeks to influence, rather than a competing trade association.
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): Small business advocacy organization that represents the ultimate beneficiaries of MEWAs (small employers seeking affordable health coverage). Comparable in policy advocacy for small-business healthcare affordability but operates across a much broader small-business agenda.
• Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI): Nonprofit research organization focused on employee benefit programs including health coverage. Adjacent in providing thought leadership and data on employer-sponsored plans, including self-insured arrangements relevant to MEWAs.
• Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB): Trade association for large commercial insurance brokers. Overlaps in representing broker interests in the MEWA stop-loss and reinsurance market where MAA's founding supporters (e.g., HCP National) operate.

Broad incumbents

• America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP): Largest US health insurance industry trade association representing carriers and related organizations. Overlaps with MAA's regulatory advocacy in the employer-sponsored health coverage space but operates at a much broader carrier-centric scope rather than the MEWA niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mewaassociation
• Facebookfacebook.com/MEWAassociation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mewaassocation

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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