Renewal Diagnostic Engine

Your carrier just raised your rates.
Find out if they had the right to.

Upload your renewal packet and get an independent AI-powered diagnostic in under 60 seconds — free. Know exactly what's driving your increase, what's negotiable, and what questions to ask.

475+ Employer Groups
25 Years in Benefits
Free No Obligation
Renewal Diagnostic
Ref: RDE-20260330-0047
Elevated Risk
Bayou Manufacturing Co.
+14.2%
Rate Change
2
Plans
87%
Confidence
Above-market trend factor applied at 9.8% vs. Louisiana benchmark of 7.2%
91% confidence · Verifiable in rate exhibit
Pooling charges applied — stop-loss recovery not disclosed in renewal
88% confidence · Data gap identified
Administrative fee load increased 2.5pts without documented justification
72% confidence · Requires clarification
Plans We Analyze BCBSLA UnitedHealthcare Humana Aetna Cigna Nationwide Guardian Sun Life
Files processed securely — not stored
100% free — no credit card required
Not a broker of record appointment
No obligation to act on results
Licensed in Louisiana

"The renewal came in at 18%. My broker said that's just the market.
We didn't believe it."

Most employers accept renewal increases at face value. They don't have the tools or the time to question the underlying assumptions — the trend factors, the pooling methodology, the administrative load, or the pharmacy splits.

That information asymmetry is exactly what your carrier counts on. The Renewal Diagnostic Engine levels the field.

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Trend factors are often inflated
Carriers apply blended trend assumptions that may exceed your group's actual utilization by 2–4 percentage points — translating to thousands in avoidable premium.
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Pooling charges are rarely explained
If you had high-cost claimants, pooling charges may appear in your renewal without disclosure of the stop-loss recovery — a legitimate challenge point most brokers never raise.
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Administrative fees creep unnoticed
Admin fee loads that increase year-over-year without justification are a common source of margin compression — and a negotiating point that almost no one pursues.

Three steps. Under 60 seconds.

No account required. No obligation. Just upload your renewal packet and let the engine do the work.

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Upload Your Renewal

Upload your renewal packet PDF — the rate exhibit, renewal letter, or plan change summary your carrier sent. Optionally enter your employee census to calculate premium impact.

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AI Analyzes the Data

The engine extracts rate changes, trend factors, plan structure changes, pooling assumptions, and administrative loads — then benchmarks them against known carrier patterns and market data.

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Review Your Diagnostic

Get a full report with risk rating, confidence-scored findings, plan-by-plan analysis, and identified data gaps. Sign an Independent Plan Analysis Authorization to request the data you need to negotiate.

Every diagnostic includes a risk rating

Based on the evidence in your renewal packet, the engine classifies your structural alignment risk and gives you a clear picture of where the leverage is.

Elevated Risk

Material above-market increases present

The renewal contains one or more factors that deviate significantly from market benchmarks — trend inflation, undisclosed pooling charges, or unjustified fee increases. Immediate action recommended.

Moderate Risk

Questionable assumptions worth challenging

The renewal is within range but contains assumptions or data gaps that warrant further investigation. A formal data request may reveal negotiating opportunities.

Low Risk

Renewal appears structurally sound

Rate assumptions are consistent with your group's experience and market benchmarks. The diagnostic confirms you have a defensible renewal — valuable in itself.

Everything you need to negotiate from strength.

The diagnostic engine produces six distinct outputs — all generated automatically from your renewal packet.

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Structural Risk Rating

Elevated, Moderate, or Low — with a confidence percentage and plain-English explanation of what's driving the assessment.

Instant
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Key Findings Report

Up to 10 confidence-scored findings identifying specific cost drivers, anomalies, and challenge points found in your renewal packet.

Instant
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Plan-by-Plan Analysis

Rate direction, deductible changes, out-of-pocket changes, and confidence ratings for each plan in your portfolio.

Instant
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Premium Impact Calculator

Enter your employee census and see the dollar impact of the renewal across all plan tiers — EE, ES, EC, and EF.

Interactive
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Data Gaps Identified

A prioritized list of missing data — stop-loss recovery, pharmacy breakouts, experience reports — that you have the right to request and should.

Actionable
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IPAA Authorization Document

A signed, formatted Independent Plan Analysis Authorization you can send directly to your carrier to request the data needed for a real negotiation.

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GJ
Licensed, Louisiana
Gabe Janusa
Founder, Demand Insurance & Benefits, LLC
About Demand Benefits

Built by a benefits advisor who got tired of watching employers overpay.

Demand Insurance & Benefits, LLC is a Louisiana-based employee benefits advisory firm serving employers across the state for over 25 years. We specialize in healthcare plan design, ERISA compliance, and carrier negotiation — with a particular focus on disrupting the information asymmetry that keeps employers paying more than they should.

The Renewal Diagnostic Engine was built because we kept seeing the same pattern: an employer would receive a renewal, their broker would say "that's just where rates are," and no one would look deeper. We built the tool we wished existed.

Licensed Insurance Advisor ERISA Specialist Healthcare Cost Containment Level-Funded Plans Self-Funded Architecture Metairie, Louisiana
475+
Employer Groups
25
Years in Benefits
100%
Louisiana Focused

Answers before you upload.

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Is my renewal packet secure?
Your uploaded file is processed in memory to extract text and analyzed by the AI engine. It is not stored on any server after your session ends. We do not retain, share, or sell your plan data under any circumstances.
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Is this really free?
Yes — completely free, with no credit card, no account creation, and no obligation. The diagnostic is our way of demonstrating what an independent advisor can see in your renewal that your carrier hopes you won't ask about.
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What do I do with the results?
Review the findings, sign the IPAA authorization document (or download it to send yourself), and use it to formally request claims data and experience reports from your carrier. Then schedule a strategy call — we'll walk you through what it means and what to do next.
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Does this change my current broker relationship?
No. The IPAA is explicitly not a broker of record appointment. Running this diagnostic does not appoint Demand Benefits as your broker, obligate you to any advisory relationship, or require you to change anything about your current benefits arrangement.
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Which carriers can you analyze?
The engine is trained on BCBSLA and UHC renewal formats and performs best with those carriers — which represent the majority of Louisiana employer groups. It can analyze renewals from any carrier, with carrier-specific extraction applied where available.
How accurate is the diagnostic?
Every finding includes a confidence score from 0–100%. The engine is trained to flag uncertainty rather than present low-confidence findings as fact. High-confidence findings (85%+) have been consistently validated against actual carrier rate exhibits. Lower scores flag items worth investigating further.

Your next renewal is coming.
Know what you're looking at.

Upload your renewal packet now and get your independent diagnostic in under 60 seconds. It costs nothing. The information it gives you could be worth thousands.

No account required  ·  No credit card  ·  Not a broker of record appointment  ·  Licensed in Louisiana