Glendale, Arizona employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
15 employers in Glendale, Arizona filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 13,403 participants. They reported $2.2M in insurance premiums and $2.1M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 171.3% and broker pay rose 20.1%.
Funding: 5 fully insured · 5 self-funded · 5 mixed. 10 of 15 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Glendale
Glendale employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unical Aviation Inc. | $1,767,775 | $187,655 | 301 | Lockton |
| Epcor USA, Inc. | $474,101 | $405,621 | 540 | Mercer |
| Bechtel Global Corporation | $0 | $592,658 | 9,759 | Strategic Non-Medical Solutions LLC |
| Elite Roofing Supply-Az, LLC | $0 | $78,800 | 501 | WWW Insurance, LLC |
| Friendship Retirement Corporation | $0 | $15,469 | 320 | BCBS of Arizona |
| Brooklyn Bedding LLC | $0 | $117,977 | 275 | Lockton |
| Palo Verde Hematology Oncology, LTD | $0 | $169,225 | 271 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Sands Motor Company | $0 | $149,358 | 266 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Don Sanderson Ford, Inc. | $0 | $40,702 | 255 | Davison Benefits Group, LLC |
| Credit Union West | $0 | $32,359 | 191 | William Mannix |
| Premier Underground Construction, LLC | $0 | $42,684 | 188 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Arizona Christian Health Plans | $0 | $58,804 | 159 | Patriot Growth |
| Sunshine Residential Homes, Inc. | $0 | $36,328 | 150 | Paragon Partners LTD |
| RKS Plumbing & Mechanical Inc. | $0 | $73,745 | 123 | Reseco Insurance Advisors LLC |
| Arizona Generator Technology, Inc. | $0 | $67,977 | 104 | — |
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 Glendale employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Non-Medical Solution | $592,658 | 1 |
| Lockton | $424,340 | 3 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $309,932 | 3 |
| Mercer | $250,690 | 1 |
| Reseco Insurance Advisors | $67,079 | 1 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $42,317 | 1 |
| Davison Benefits Group, LLC | $40,702 | 1 |
| Patriot Growth | $37,484 | 1 |
| WWW Insurance, LLC | $32,161 | 1 |
| Wallace Welch & Willingham, Inc. | $26,405 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Glendale against Arizona 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.
| Glendale | Arizona | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 15 | 1,032 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 7.5% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 5.1% – 8.0% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $73,745 | $70,061 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $5,476 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 5 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 15 Glendale employers reported $826,346 in premiums and $1.7M in broker pay for 13,062 participants; in 2024 it was $2.2M and $2.1M for 13,403 participants (premiums +171.3%, broker pay +20.1%).
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 Glendale employers pay health insurance brokers?
15 Glendale employers reported $2,069,362 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 15 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Glendale reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Arizona median is 7.5% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Glendale employer that disclosed broker pay reported $73,745.
Which Glendale employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Unical Aviation Inc. ($1.8M), Epcor USA, Inc. ($474,101), Bechtel Global Corporation ($0) lead. 15 Glendale employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Glendale?
By compensation reported by Glendale employers, the largest brokers are Strategic Non-Medical Solution ($592,658, 1 plans), Lockton ($424,340, 3 plans), Marsh McLennan Agency ($309,932, 3 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Cigna Healthcare of California, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Are Glendale employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 15 Glendale employer plans, 5 are fully insured, 5 are self-funded and 5 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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