Riggs Counselman Michaels & Downes
Riggs Counselman Michaels & Downes collected $2.8M in commissions and fees from 52 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #179 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Maryland.
Largest clients
Employers whose filings reported the most compensation to this broker.
| Employer | Paid to broker | Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Hospital · Maryland | $282,916 | 16,239 |
| Reify Health, Inc · Massachusetts | $269,825 | 828 |
| Asm Research, LLC · Virginia | $201,840 | 1,398 |
| Singer Equipment Company, Inc. · Pennsylvania | $148,989 | 671 |
| Metaphase Consulting, LLC · Virginia | $144,122 | 326 |
| Zerofox, Inc. · Maryland | $124,461 | 407 |
| Midpoint Technology Group LLC · Maryland | $119,504 | 240 |
| Heraeus Incorporated · Pennsylvania | $109,075 | 1,609 |
| Dxi Construction, Inc. · Maryland | $107,769 | 288 |
| Fello, Inc. · Maryland | $107,108 | 548 |
| Two Farms, Inc. · Maryland | $102,176 | 633 |
| Movement Holdings, LLC · Maryland | $98,748 | 297 |
| Shore Up Inc. · Maryland | $81,372 | 179 |
| Ridgewells Holding · Maryland | $64,311 | 149 |
| The McHenry Management Group, LLC · Virginia | $64,013 | 227 |
| Martek Global Services, Inc. · District of Columbia | $60,407 | 147 |
| National Assoc. of State Workforce Agencies · District of Columbia | $58,961 | 115 |
| Hendall Inc. · Maryland | $56,553 | 132 |
| All Children Health System, Inc · Florida | $50,922 | 3,404 |
| Optica · District of Columbia | $46,171 | 146 |
| Emjay Construction Co., Inc. · Maryland | $39,075 | 142 |
| Clinical Associates, P.A. · Maryland | $38,339 | 132 |
| Integrated Finance and Accounting Solutions · District of Columbia | $35,603 | 210 |
| Geo Specialty Chemicals, Inc. · Illinois | $33,081 | 221 |
| American Public Education, Inc. · West Virginia | $31,892 | 2,387 |
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 Riggs Counselman Michaels & Downes earn from employer health plans?
In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Riggs Counselman Michaels & Downes $2,799,061: $1,727,261 in commissions and $1,071,800 in fees, across 144 insurance contracts at 52 employers. That ranks #179 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.
What commission rate is paid on plans Riggs Counselman Michaels & Downes brokers?
Not enough fully insured medical plans name Riggs Counselman Michaels & Downes as the sole broker to compute a stable rate. The national median is 3.8% of premium.
Which employers use Riggs Counselman Michaels & Downes?
The largest reported payers in 2024 were Johns Hopkins Hospital, Reify Health, Inc, Asm Research, LLC. Maryland is its biggest state by employer count (28 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.