Key Factors Influencing 2027 Health Insurance Premiums

What’s Driving Health Insurance Premiums in 2027? 

Health insurance premiums are influenced by a complex mix of medical, economic, demographic, and public policy factors. As stakeholders prepare for the year ahead, understanding the forces shaping premium trends is more important than ever. 

Join a panel of health insurance experts as they explore the key drivers of 2027 premium development, including health care utilization patterns, provider and prescription drug costs, population health trends, benefit design changes, and evolving public policy considerations. Speakers will also discuss emerging issues that may impact future premium growth and share insights into how these trends are affecting the broader health insurance market.

Who should attend: Policymakers, regulators, health insurers, employers, health actuaries, and health care professionals. This webinar will provide valuable context and practical perspectives to help you better understand the factors influencing health insurance premiums and the challenges facing the market in 2027.

At the conclusion of this session, attendees will gain:  

• A clearer understanding of the major factors influencing 2027 health insurance premiums; 
• Insights into current market and policy developments affecting premium trends; 
• Perspectives on emerging issues that may shape future health care costs; and 
• A broader understanding of the dynamics impacting consumers, insurers, employers, and policymakers. 

MODERATOR

Julia Lerche, MAAA, FSA, MS 
Academy Senior Actuary, Health 

SPEAKERS

Kenneth Laskowski, MAAA, FSA 
Member, Individual and Small Group Markets Committee 

Ankit Nanda, MAAA, FSA 
Member, Individual and Small Group Markets Committee

Jason Karcher, MAAA, FSA 
Chairperson, Individual and Small Group Markets Committee

REGISTRATION

Registration for this webinar is limited to the first 1,000 registrants. Visit our webinar FAQs to learn more about our webinar policies, including group registration.

For more information about this webinar, contact [email protected].

Event Pricing

• Members: $55
• Nonmembers: $110
• Group Registration for Academy Members: $500

Complimentary registration is available to the following cohorts of Academy members. Contact [email protected] to request a discount code to register.

• Government regulators
• Academy volunteers who meet both
  • “active” members of an Academy committee, board, subcommittee, task force, or work group; and
  • qualified for either a partial or full dues waiver during 2026.

Contact [email protected] to request a discount code to register.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The American Academy of Actuaries believes in good faith that attendance at this live webinar constitutes an organized activity as defined under the current Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United States, and that attendees may earn up to 1.8 organized continuing education (CE) credits for attending this live webinar. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Registration for this webinar is limited to the first 1,000 registrants. Visit our webinar FAQs to learn more about our webinar policies, including group registration. For more information about this webinar, contact [email protected].