David Bahlinger
Research Director
Tampa, FL, US
David Bahlinger leads the market research team that specializes in developing, analyzing, and summarizing survey and focus group market research for health insurance and ancillary products. These include individual and group products such as critical illness, cancer, accident, hospital indemnity, dental, worksite life, long-term care, and compliance. David and his team analyze trends in the market on topics such as distribution, competition, product development, enrollment capabilities, and partnerships.
David’s responsibilities include:
- Determining best methods to gather meaningful and impactful results
- Developing surveys and interview guides
- Coordinating and executing qualitative and quantitative research projects
- Conducting in-depth interviews and focus groups
- Preparing research reports
- Preparing and delivering presentations at industry conferences and client meetings
Experience
Prior to joining Milliman, David served as a senior director with The Myers Group where he provided strategic direction to the Analytics and Research Department. During his time there, he:
- Directed qualitative and quantitative research projects for national healthcare provider clients
- Collaborated with clients to develop survey tools, deliverables, and presentations
- Translated research results and presented insights and recommendations to key clients
- Authored research papers and blogs on relevant healthcare topics
Education
- BA, Psychology, University of Tulsa
- MA, I/O Psychology, University of Tulsa
Publications
Read their latest work
Article
Milliman Technology Milli-Byte Survey
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Manish Mandelia, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
In November 2023, we surveyed 30 carriers in the supplemental insurance market to gather information on worksite products regarding benefit administration systems, technology fees, and the RFP process.
Article
Tri-Agency Proposed Rule Changes
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Taylor McKinnon, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
In July 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services published proposed rule changes to short-term limited duration insurance, hospital or other fixed indemnity coverage, specific disease insurance, and taxation of fixed indemnity benefits.
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Milliman Dental Survey
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Joanne Fontana, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
Milliman released its fourth Dental Survey premium report in December 2023, representing 35 carriers and $36.8 billion of inforce premium.
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Milliman Worksite Life Survey
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Robert Eaton, Bill G. Mehilos, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
Milliman’s sixth Worksite Life Survey Premium Report was released in November 2023, representing 19 carriers and nearly $3.5 billion in inforce premium.
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Milliman Hospital Indemnity Survey
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Jennifer O’Brien Howard, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
In December 2023, Milliman released its sixth Hospital Indemnity (HI) Survey Premium Report, representing 35 carriers and over $2.5 billion in inforce premium.
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Milliman Critical Illness Survey
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Jennifer O’Brien Howard, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
In December 2023, Milliman released its fifth Critical Illness (CI) Survey Premium Report, representing 37 carriers and $2.8 billion in inforce premium.
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Milliman Accident Insurance Survey
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Nathaniel Sandrowicz, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
In December 2023, Milliman released the premium report detailing the results of its fifth Accident Insurance Survey, representing 37 carriers and $3.6 billion in inforce premium.
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State of the Supplemental Market
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Robert Eaton, Jennifer O’Brien Howard, Bill G. Mehilos, Nathaniel Sandrowicz, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
In January of 2023, we collaborated with NASBI to conduct our third annual State of the Supplemental Market Survey, collecting data from 80 carriers on 14 products.
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U.S. Supplemental Insurance Market: The Year in Review
10 January 2024 - by David Bahlinger, Ashlee Mouton Borcan, Taylor McKinnon, Bill G. Mehilos, Robert Eaton, Jennifer O’Brien Howard, Nathaniel Sandrowicz, Darrell D. Spell, Michael E. Weilant
We conducted our third annual State of the Supplemental Market Survey in January 2023. In total, 80 carriers provided sales and inforce data for 14 products across the supplemental insurance industry.
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Disability Newsletter Winter 2023
24 February 2023 - by David Bahlinger, Christin Kuretich, Elizabeth D'Amico, Dan Skwire, Douglas W. Taylor
Profits for individual disability insurance (IDI) rebounded in 2021, after a downturn in the previous year.