Medical Stop-Loss for Self-Funded Employers

Protect the plan. Build a smarter path to risk.

Procedant helps employers and their brokers evaluate medical stop-loss strategies built around the organization’s risk tolerance, financial objectives, and readiness for captive participation.

Specific and aggregate protection
Structure aligned to risk tolerance
Built for employers and brokers
Why Stop-Loss Matters

Self-funding creates control. Stop-loss helps define the exposure.

Hands forming a protective roof over a model house
Employer ProtectionCoverage structured around the organization’s retained risk.

A self-funded employer pays covered health-plan claims directly. That creates flexibility—but it also creates exposure when one individual has a high-cost claim or when total claims run materially above expectations.

Medical stop-loss insurance helps transfer a defined portion of that risk above agreed attachment points. Procedant brings a captive and alternative-risk perspective to the design, helping employers and brokers evaluate both immediate protection and long-term participation.

An important distinction

The health plan pays covered claims for members. Stop-loss insurance reimburses the employer for eligible losses under the stop-loss policy; it does not replace the employer’s responsibility to its plan participants.

Core Protection

Two types of protection. One coordinated strategy.

Specific and aggregate stop-loss address different forms of claims volatility. The right attachment points help determine how much risk the employer retains and how much is transferred.

Specific Stop-Loss

Protects against claim severity by reimbursing eligible expenses for one covered individual after that person’s specific attachment point is reached.

Designed for

High-dollar claims or a series of eligible claims associated with one covered person.

Aggregate Stop-Loss

Protects against claim frequency by reimbursing eligible plan expenses after total annual claims reach the aggregate attachment point, subject to the policy.

Designed for

The cumulative impact of eligible claims that, together, push annual plan spending above the defined threshold.

Flexible Participation

Same protection objective. Different levels of participation.

Not every employer is ready—or needs—to participate in a captive. Procedant helps identify the path that fits today while preserving the ability to evolve over time.

Path One

Coverage-First Employers

For organizations prioritizing protection, predictability, and a streamlined operating model.

  • Focused on managing healthcare-cost volatility
  • Stop-loss used primarily as balance-sheet protection
  • No captive ownership or participation required
  • Plan design aligned with risk tolerance and budget
  • Lower operational lift for the employer
Best aligned with: Employers seeking reliable coverage without taking on captive ownership responsibilities.

Not sure which path fits?

We can evaluate the organization’s goals alongside its broker and identify the most appropriate starting point.

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The Procedant Approach

From initial review to long-term oversight.

A disciplined process gives employers, brokers, and program partners a clear view of the structure before implementation.

01

Assess

Clarify the employer’s objectives, plan profile, risk tolerance, and readiness for participation.

02

Design

Evaluate attachment points, contract terms, funding considerations, and available structures.

03

Coordinate

Align the employer, broker, TPA, actuarial resources, and risk-bearing partners.

04

Oversee

Support implementation, monitor program performance, and revisit strategy as needs evolve.

For Brokers & Advisors

A specialist resource that supports the client relationship.

Procedant works alongside the employer’s broker to bring captive strategy, program structure, and ongoing coordination to complex medical stop-loss opportunities. The broker stays central to the relationship.

What Procedant brings to the table

Captive and alternative-risk specialization

Focused experience for opportunities that need more than a conventional placement.

Structured evaluation

A practical review of program fit, retained risk, economics, and operational readiness.

Coordinated implementation

Clear roles and communication across the employer, broker, TPA, actuary, and risk partners.

Long-term program oversight

Support that continues beyond placement as program needs and strategy change.

Common Questions

Medical stop-loss, explained clearly.

Every employer’s structure is different. These answers provide a useful starting point.

Is medical stop-loss the same as employee health insurance?
No. The self-funded health plan provides benefits to covered members. Stop-loss insurance protects the employer by reimbursing eligible losses according to the policy after an applicable attachment point is reached.
What is an attachment point?
An attachment point is the defined threshold above which the stop-loss policy may begin reimbursing eligible losses. Specific and aggregate coverage use different attachment points, and all reimbursements remain subject to policy terms.
Does an employer have to join a captive?
No. A coverage-first structure may provide stop-loss protection without captive ownership. Captive participation can be evaluated for employers with the financial capacity, governance readiness, and long-term objectives to support it.
How does Procedant work with the employer’s broker?
Procedant serves as a specialist resource alongside the broker, helping evaluate structure, coordinate program partners, and support implementation and oversight. The broker remains central to the employer relationship.
Are coverage and captive participation guaranteed?
No. Eligibility, pricing, attachment points, coverage, participation, and final terms depend on underwriting, applicable law, program requirements, market availability, and the issued policy documents.

Ready to evaluate a smarter stop-loss strategy?

Whether you are an employer exploring self-funded protection or a broker evaluating an opportunity, Procedant can help identify the right path forward.

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This page is for general informational purposes only and is not an offer, binder, or guarantee of insurance coverage. Coverage, eligibility, attachment points, participation options, pricing, and all other terms are subject to underwriting, applicable law, market availability, program requirements, and the issued policy. Stop-loss insurance does not replace the employer’s obligation to pay covered claims under its self-funded health plan.