Fayetteville, Arkansas employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
17 employers in Fayetteville, Arkansas filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 8,212 participants. They reported $16M in insurance premiums and $1.5M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 19.2% and broker pay rose 21.3%.
Funding: 8 fully insured · 3 self-funded · 6 mixed. 9 of 17 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Fayetteville
Fayetteville employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbel Mechanical Systems, LLC | $4,039,518 | $27,508 | 544 | Not Provided |
| Twin Rivers Foods | $2,700,117 | $52,368 | 324 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Blew & Associates | $2,359,197 | $50,379 | 259 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| C.R. Crawford Construction, LLC. | $1,480,533 | $89,119 | 181 | James R. Broglen, JR. |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | $1,386,307 | $240,518 | 2,892 | Lockton |
| Ozark Orthopaedics, P.A. | $896,479 | $76,077 | 114 | Stephens Insurance, LLC |
| Lindsey Management Co., Inc. | $875,845 | $169,195 | 1,068 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Butterfield Trail Village, Inc. | $676,844 | $22,733 | 178 | Brown & Brown |
| Sanders, Tompkins, Schiro, Landers & Sanders PLLC | $520,031 | $29,021 | 109 | OneDigital |
| Rausch Coleman Development Group, Inc. | $444,349 | $141,325 | 513 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas PA | $338,759 | $37,285 | 471 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Packaging Specialties, Inc. | $310,223 | $60,753 | 347 | Higginbotham |
| Lewis Management, Inc. | $84,770 | $39,351 | 111 | Stephens Insurance, LLC |
| Adventure Subaru Inc | $75,890 | $41,303 | 132 | Stephens Insurance - 11038 |
| Arkansas Myriad, Inc. | $53,331 | $41,545 | 104 | Konecny Insurance Services Inc |
| K-Mac Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $251,959 | 669 | Gallagher |
| Signature Bank of Arkansas | $0 | $91,928 | 196 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
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 Fayetteville employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $506,539 | 7 |
| Gallagher | $249,039 | 2 |
| Lockton | $207,989 | 1 |
| Stephens Insurance LLC | $115,453 | 3 |
| James R. Broglen, JR. | $61,348 | 1 |
| Higginbotham | $58,939 | 1 |
| Konecny Insurance Service | $41,545 | 1 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $41,306 | 1 |
| Stephens Insurance - 11038 | $25,635 | 1 |
| Tracey Hinrichs | $19,586 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Fayetteville against Arkansas 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.
| Fayetteville | Arkansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 17 | 371 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 2.5% – 5.1% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $52,368 | $64,301 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $5,286 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 4 | 56 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 17 Fayetteville employers reported $20M in premiums and $1.2M in broker pay for 7,813 participants; in 2024 it was $16M and $1.5M for 8,212 participants (premiums −19.2%, broker pay +21.3%).
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 Fayetteville employers pay health insurance brokers?
17 Fayetteville employers reported $1,462,367 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 17 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Fayetteville reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Arkansas median is 3.7% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Fayetteville employer that disclosed broker pay reported $52,368.
Which Fayetteville employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Kimbel Mechanical Systems, LLC ($4.0M), Twin Rivers Foods ($2.7M), Blew & Associates ($2.4M) lead. 17 Fayetteville employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Fayetteville?
By compensation reported by Fayetteville employers, the largest brokers are Marsh McLennan Agency ($506,539, 7 plans), Gallagher ($249,039, 2 plans), Lockton ($207,989, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Cigna Health and Life Ins Co, Siriuspoint America Insurance Company.
Are Fayetteville employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 17 Fayetteville employer plans, 8 are fully insured, 3 are self-funded and 6 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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