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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Mercer

Chicago, IL

Filed under 79 names, including Mercer Health and Benefits, LLC; Mercer Health & Benefits LLC; Mercer Health and Benefits, LLC.; Mercer Health & Benefits, LLC.; Mercer Health & Benefits, LLC; Mercer Health & Benefits; and others. BenefitsLedger groups a firm's offices together.

Mercer collected $393M in commissions and fees from 2,372 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #3 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Its median rate on fully insured medical plans was 3.5% of premium, against a national median of 3.8%. Most of its named clients are in California.

Commissions + fees
$393M
$319M commissions · $75M fees
Employer plans
2,372
12,570 contracts
Rank
#3
top 1% of 12,126 brokers
Median rate
3.5%
34 insured medical plans · U.S. median 3.8%

Largest clients

Employers whose filings reported the most compensation to this broker.

EmployerPaid to brokerParticipants
The Boeing Co. and Consolidated Subsidiaries · Washington$5,081,218135,462
7-Eleven, Inc · Texas$3,640,26867,341
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. · Florida$3,110,89921,929
Northrop Grumman Corporation · Virginia$2,810,53796,740
MGM Resorts International · Nevada$2,755,68531,639
The Methodist Hospital · Texas$2,390,39032,088
Transdev Services, Inc. · Illinois$2,317,90524,653
Johnson Controls, Inc. · Wisconsin$2,285,33022,374
Ensign Services, Inc. · California$2,158,90128,073
Caliber Holdings LLC · Texas$2,158,19030,209
Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation · Connecticut$1,993,04118,540
National Veterinary Associates, Inc. · California$1,990,23840,125
Tata America International Corporation · New York$1,939,55034,539
Iqvia Inc. · North Carolina$1,848,32917,835
Inova Health System Foundation · Virginia$1,809,63124,191
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. · California$1,794,556141,840
Rentokil North America Inc. · Pennsylvania$1,718,29610,352
Cushman & Wakefield · Illinois$1,717,96231,369
Halliburton Company · Texas$1,689,83715,481
National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. · New York$1,652,00111,759
Volvo Car USA LLC · New Jersey$1,599,9552,794
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. · Kansas$1,535,34913,339
Guardian Independent Operator Association, Inc. · Georgia$1,356,54415,376
Cencora, Inc. · Pennsylvania$1,319,29716,280
Raymond James Financial, Inc. · Florida$1,299,92015,653

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.

280 plans
243 plans
174 plans
151 plans
125 plans
119 plans
109 plans

How much does Mercer earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Mercer $393,352,628: $318,815,952 in commissions and $74,536,676 in fees, across 12,570 insurance contracts at 2,372 employers. That ranks #3 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Mercer brokers?

Among 34 fully insured medical plans where Mercer was the only broker, the median compensation was 3.5% of premium. The national median is 3.8%. Rates are set per plan and depend on carrier, group size and whether the employer pays fees instead of commissions.

Which employers use Mercer?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were The Boeing Co. and Consolidated Subsidiaries, 7-Eleven, Inc, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.. California is its biggest state by employer count (280 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.

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