Anchorage, Alaska employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
67 employers in Anchorage, Alaska filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 56,226 participants. They reported $30M in insurance premiums and $7.1M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 20.2% and broker pay rose 23.9%.
Funding: 8 fully insured · 36 self-funded · 23 mixed. 59 of 67 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Anchorage
Anchorage employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Inlet Region, Inc | $20,832,444 | $46,932 | 1,380 | Federal Employee Health Benefits |
| Chenega Corporation | $5,212,080 | $901,327 | 6,407 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Tumeq LLC | $2,506,347 | $260,920 | 340 | Blakely Genoble - the Cason Group |
| The Tatitlek Corporation | $674,462 | $314,138 | 621 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Chugach Federal Solutions, Inc. | $435,722 | $8,844 | 100 | David D. Pittard |
| Bristol Bay Native Corporation | $0 | $497,405 | 6,070 | The Wilson Agency, an Alera Agency |
| Joint Board of Trustees Alaska Electrical Health and Welfare Fund | $0 | $224,351 | 3,726 | Centerstone Insurance & Financial |
| Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation and Subsidiary | $0 | $117,714 | 2,868 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | $0 | $180,540 | 2,784 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Afognak Native Corporation | $0 | $198,227 | 2,728 | USI Insurance Services |
| Koniag, Inc. | $0 | $143,159 | 2,303 | USI Insurance Services |
| Calista Corporation | $0 | $99,543 | 2,142 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Global Federal Credit Union | $0 | $143,603 | 1,941 | Acrisure |
| Nana Management Services | $0 | $33,322 | 1,799 | Mercer |
| General Communication Inc | $0 | $113,056 | 1,745 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Alaska Teamster Employer Welfare Trust | $0 | $169,982 | 1,729 | Centerstone Insurance and Financial |
| Old Harbor Native Corporation | $0 | $394,433 | 1,349 | USI Insurance Services |
| Bering Straits Native Corporation | $0 | $301,112 | 893 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| The North West Company - International Inc. | $0 | $18,423 | 850 | USI Insurance Services |
| Chugach Government Solutions, LLC | $0 | $248,018 | 835 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Alyeska Pipeline Service Company | $0 | — | 779 | — |
| The Aleut Corporation | $0 | — | 670 | — |
| First National Bank Alaska | $0 | $97,865 | 618 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Nana Regional Corporation, Inc. | $0 | $68,571 | 565 | Mercer |
| Olgoonik Development, LLC | $0 | $191,249 | 562 | USI Insurance Services |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, plan year 2024; employers are grouped by the sponsor's mailing city as filed. Self-funded employers show only stop-loss and ancillary premium.
Who gets paid
Commissions and fees reported by Anchorage employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $1,514,325 | 13 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $1,506,571 | 14 |
| USI Insurance Services | $1,181,463 | 12 |
| The Wilson Agency, an Alera Agency | $414,424 | 1 |
| HUB International | $413,333 | 4 |
| Centerstone Insurance and Financial | $394,333 | 2 |
| Acrisure | $198,910 | 7 |
| The Boon Insurance Agency | $181,242 | 2 |
| Blakely Genoble - the Cason Group | $142,613 | 1 |
| Mercer | $123,701 | 3 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Anchorage against Alaska and the U.S.
Medians over the same definitions on every BenefitsLedger page: commission rate on commission-paying, fully insured medical plans; broker pay per employer that disclosed any; medical premium per covered person.
| Anchorage | Alaska | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 67 | 97 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 2.0% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 1.1% – 3.9% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $60,117 | $59,787 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | n/a | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 0 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 62 Anchorage employers reported $25M in premiums and $5.8M in broker pay for 50,239 participants; in 2024 it was $30M and $7.1M for 56,226 participants (premiums +20.2%, broker pay +23.9%).
Source: DOL Form 5500 and Schedule A, plan years 2024 and 2023, employer health plans with 100 or more participants; built October 24, 2026. Medians need at least 10 rated plans to be shown for a city. Methodology.
How much do Anchorage employers pay health insurance brokers?
67 Anchorage employers reported $7,145,656 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 64 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Anchorage reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Alaska median is 2.0% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Anchorage employer that disclosed broker pay reported $60,117.
Which Anchorage employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Cook Inlet Region, Inc ($21M), Chenega Corporation ($5.2M), Tumeq LLC ($2.5M) lead. 25 Anchorage employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Anchorage?
By compensation reported by Anchorage employers, the largest brokers are Marsh McLennan Agency ($1.5M, 13 plans), Alliant Insurance Services ($1.5M, 14 plans), USI Insurance Services ($1.2M, 12 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee, Inc..
Are Anchorage employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 67 Anchorage employer plans, 8 are fully insured, 36 are self-funded and 23 mix insured and self-funded coverage. Self-funded plans report only stop-loss and ancillary contracts on Schedule A, so their premium and broker pay understate total spend.
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