NIGP 95861: Insurance and Risk Management Services

NIGP 95861 Insurance and Risk Management Services, an Item code, encompasses broker placement and administration of employee health and casualty coverage; risk management consulting; third-party claims administration; stop-loss and specialized insurance procurement; and RMIS (Risk Management Information System) implementation. State and local governments buy concrete services under this code: Holly Hill, Florida seeks a broker to administer medical, dental, vision, and life insurance for 109 active employees and 53 retirees; Broward County is procuring a turnkey RMIS to track claim costs and dispositions; Escambia County seeks a general lines broker to manage property, cyber, workers compensation, and public officials liability across 2,100 employees and $550 million in insured value; Forsyth County, Georgia is soliciting third-party workers compensation administration for 2,681 employees; and Collin County Community College District requests property and cyber coverage with a $1.254 billion asset base. The code draws solicitations from counties, municipalities, school districts, transit authorities, and higher education systems. Cities and counties comprise the bulk of activity, with repeat issuers including Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA, which is replacing its CMS Section 111 reporting agent twice across similar scope), Forsyth County, and multiple Florida municipalities. Recent opportunities cluster in Florida, Georgia, Texas, and scattered metropolitan areas nationwide.

Recent solicitations span employee-benefits brokerage (City of Holly Hill RFP 26-HR-01, due April 8, 2026; City of Doral RFP 202617, due May 29, 2026; Beaverton School District Oregon RFP SP3404800018070, due October 26, 2026), third-party claims administration (Forsyth County RFP 27-20-0610 workers compensation TPA, due October 15, 2026; Polk County Public Schools ITN 039-DW-0826, award recommendation August 25, 2026 to Cannon Cochran Management Services at 174.75 points), risk management information systems (Broward County RFP BLD2131488P1 pre-solicitation, questions due October 27, 2026; Fulton County Schools RFP 126-27, due September 22, 2026), and specialized lines like stop-loss (Fort Bend ISD RFP27013KB, due November 2, 2026; Travis County Healthcare District RFP 2607-002, due August 19, 2026). State-level activity includes Washington Health Care Authority RFP 2025HCA5 for fully-insured medical plans across five counties, due January 14, 2027, and Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services RFI18R202608135 establishing a five-year qualified broker list, due October 26, 2026. Activity is steady across government tiers with no standout geographic concentration beyond Florida and Texas municipal volume.