Mesa, Arizona employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
55 employers in Mesa, Arizona filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 27,781 participants. They reported $6.3M in insurance premiums and $5.1M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 7.2% and broker pay rose 4.2%.
Funding: 27 fully insured · 13 self-funded · 15 mixed. 28 of 55 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Mesa
Mesa employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise, Inc. | $4,547,648 | $290,203 | 560 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Zamora Automotive Inc | $915,667 | $116,785 | 232 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Community Bridges, Inc. | $750,970 | $57,255 | 1,790 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Miracorp, Inc. | $65,866 | $142,809 | 225 | Arizona Benefit Consultants LLC |
| Empire Southwest LLC | $0 | $673,094 | 4,163 | GBS Arizona, Inc. |
| Intouchcx US Inc. | $0 | $119,317 | 3,355 | Mercer |
| Sun Auto Tire & Service, Inc. | $0 | $436,283 | 2,239 | Lockton |
| Flexprint, LLC | $0 | $25,364 | 1,226 | NFP |
| Charter One | $0 | $153,659 | 1,165 | GBS Arizona, Inc. |
| VM Consolidated, Inc. | $0 | $28,826 | 1,150 | Lockton |
| Stateserv Medical LLC | $0 | $6,600 | 868 | Aon |
| Copa Health, Inc. (marc Community Resources, Inc.) | $0 | $37,702 | 820 | M & O Agencies Inc |
| Bulwark Exterminating | $0 | $226,726 | 693 | Garry L Johnson & Associates Inc |
| Nammo Talley Inc | $0 | $6,386 | 683 | Brown & Brown |
| Edkey, Inc. | $0 | $25,430 | 667 | CBIZ |
| Mitel (delaware), Inc. | $0 | $105,766 | 659 | Brown & Brown |
| A New Leaf Inc | $0 | $130,117 | 455 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Tri-City Cardiology Consultants, P.C. | $0 | $44,077 | 345 | USI Insurance Services |
| Western Building Group LLC | $0 | $114,822 | 338 | Thomas Richards |
| Skin Laundry Holdings, Inc. | $0 | $158,893 | 337 | HUB International |
| Eps Group Inc. | $0 | $75,945 | 330 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Semper Fi Heating and Cooling, LLC | $0 | $70,594 | 320 | Patriot Growth |
| MD Helicopters, LLC | $0 | $108,873 | 298 | HUB International |
| Child Crisis Arizona | $0 | $37,310 | 297 | M & O Agencies Inc |
| Mesa Fully Formed, L.L.C. | $0 | $48,776 | 295 | — |
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 Mesa employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| GBS Arizona, Inc. | $780,602 | 4 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $615,552 | 8 |
| Lockton | $596,087 | 4 |
| HUB International | $254,763 | 3 |
| USI Insurance Services | $245,843 | 6 |
| Garry L Johnson | $244,603 | 2 |
| Black Gould & Associates | $184,403 | 5 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $178,825 | 1 |
| Mercer | $119,750 | 2 |
| M & O Agencies Inc/Dba the Mahoney | $110,707 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Mesa 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.
| Mesa | Arizona | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 55 | 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 | $67,557 | $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, 57 Mesa employers reported $5.9M in premiums and $4.9M in broker pay for 23,098 participants; in 2024 it was $6.3M and $5.1M for 27,781 participants (premiums +7.2%, broker pay +4.2%).
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 Mesa employers pay health insurance brokers?
55 Mesa employers reported $5,124,463 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 53 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Mesa 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 Mesa employer that disclosed broker pay reported $67,557.
Which Mesa employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Rise, Inc. ($4.5M), Zamora Automotive Inc ($915,667), Community Bridges, Inc. ($750,970) lead. 25 Mesa employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Mesa?
By compensation reported by Mesa employers, the largest brokers are GBS Arizona, Inc. ($780,602, 4 plans), Marsh McLennan Agency ($615,552, 8 plans), Lockton ($596,087, 4 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, MCS Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.
Are Mesa employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 55 Mesa employer plans, 27 are fully insured, 13 are self-funded and 15 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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