Cottingham & Butler
Cottingham & Butler collected $22M in commissions and fees from 298 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #30 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Wisconsin.
Largest clients
Employers whose filings reported the most compensation to this broker.
| Employer | Paid to broker | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California · California | $1,850,932 | 23,634 |
| Thor Industries, Inc. · Indiana | $691,381 | 11,772 |
| Crosby US Acquisition Corp. · Oklahoma | $671,092 | 637 |
| Long Iron Services, LLC. · Illinois | $456,574 | 1,529 |
| Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. · Iowa | $387,344 | 1,778 |
| Western Flyer Express, LLC · Oklahoma | $356,080 | 1,093 |
| Packers Holdings, LLC · Wisconsin | $353,985 | 3,816 |
| CRST, the Transportation Solution, Inc. · Iowa | $350,395 | 4,578 |
| Industrial Technologies and Services, LLC · North Carolina | $341,548 | 5,232 |
| Kirkland & Ellis, LLP · Illinois | $332,999 | 6,765 |
| Beelman Truck Company · Illinois | $323,050 | 993 |
| Churchill Opco Holdings LLC · New York | $299,315 | 497 |
| Carter Express, Inc. · Indiana | $254,193 | 1,632 |
| Orthomidwest PLLC · Illinois | $245,161 | 1,160 |
| Cordia LLC · Arizona | $215,945 | 280 |
| Acteon US Holdings, Inc. · Texas | $214,583 | 456 |
| D & M Carriers Inc. · Oklahoma | $200,651 | 404 |
| Principle Choice Solutions, LLC · Oklahoma | $196,161 | 659 |
| Hibu Inc. · Iowa | $191,405 | 938 |
| Tiffin Motor Homes, Inc. · Alabama | $189,247 | 2,312 |
| Synagro Technologies, Inc. · Maryland | $183,355 | 674 |
| Cameron Mitchell Restaurants · Ohio | $181,930 | 589 |
| Millis Transfer, LLC. · Wisconsin | $180,866 | 650 |
| MR. Bult's Inc. · Illinois | $175,893 | 822 |
| RJW Logistics Group Inc. · Illinois | $173,668 | 1,290 |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A Part I, plan year 2024, grouped by broker name as filed. Dataset built October 24, 2026.
Where its clients are
Employer plans naming this broker, by employer state.
How much does Cottingham & Butler earn from employer health plans?
In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Cottingham & Butler $22,418,522: $19,116,152 in commissions and $3,302,370 in fees, across 977 insurance contracts at 298 employers. That ranks #30 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.
What commission rate is paid on plans Cottingham & Butler brokers?
Not enough fully insured medical plans name Cottingham & Butler as the sole broker to compute a stable rate. The national median is 3.8% of premium.
Which employers use Cottingham & Butler?
The largest reported payers in 2024 were University of Southern California, Thor Industries, Inc., Crosby US Acquisition Corp.. Wisconsin is its biggest state by employer count (68 plans).
Amounts are what employers reported on their own filings. They do not include compensation from carriers that is not tied to a specific contract, and names are grouped exactly as filed, so related entities can appear separately. How this record is built.