Buena Park, California employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
18 employers in Buena Park, California filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 13,242 participants. They reported $23M in insurance premiums and $3.8M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 13.9% and broker pay rose 10.7%.
Funding: 7 fully insured · 2 self-funded · 9 mixed. 11 of 18 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Buena Park
Buena Park employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amada North America, Inc. | $18,484,786 | $504,193 | 887 | Thomas C. Seigner |
| States Logistics Services, Inc. | $4,556,186 | $428,168 | 749 | The Baldwin Group |
| Tawa Services, Inc. | $0 | $52,421 | 4,236 | Brown & Brown |
| Dandelion Payments, Inc. dba Ria Money Transfer | $0 | $206,311 | 1,429 | Bolton Insurance Services LLC |
| Orora Packaging Solutions | $0 | $86,149 | 1,350 | Lockton |
| Cambridge Healthcare Services, LLC | $0 | $680,858 | 1,199 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Cofreight Inc | $0 | $418,563 | 673 | Acrisure |
| West Coast Materials, Inc. | $0 | $361,143 | 514 | HUB International |
| Yamaha Corporation of America | $0 | — | 448 | — |
| Wayne Perry, Inc. | $0 | $147,298 | 293 | French Cormany Insurance Services |
| Ted Jones Ford, Inc. dba Ken Grody Ford | $0 | $213,797 | 282 | Dealer Protection Group |
| Simpson Automotive, Inc. | $0 | $136,479 | 263 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Trim-Lok, Inc. | $0 | $170,106 | 217 | Compusys Insurance Services Inc. |
| Incast Asset Management, Inc. | $0 | $95,739 | 172 | Centennial Group Benefits |
| Speech & Language Development Center | $0 | $68,944 | 151 | IMA Financial |
| Unis Company | $0 | $52,644 | 141 | Shuster Financial & Ins SVCS, Inc. |
| Noritsu America Corporation | $0 | $75,640 | 129 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Lava SCS, LLC | $0 | $54,468 | 109 | Combined Benefits, Inc. |
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 Buena Park employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $506,131 | 1 |
| HUB International | $361,143 | 1 |
| The Baldwin Group | $359,994 | 2 |
| Thomas C. Seigner | $225,741 | 1 |
| Edmonds Insurance Services, Inc. | $198,460 | 1 |
| Acrisure | $185,420 | 3 |
| Compusys Insurance Services Inc. | $166,565 | 1 |
| Patten, Brian W | $165,434 | 1 |
| Dealer Protection Group | $149,736 | 1 |
| French Cormany Insurance Services | $147,250 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Buena Park against California 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.
| Buena Park | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 18 | 6,836 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 4.0% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 0.6% – 6.3% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $147,298 | $104,298 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $6,689 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 25 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 17 Buena Park employers reported $20M in premiums and $3.4M in broker pay for 12,088 participants; in 2024 it was $23M and $3.8M for 13,242 participants (premiums +13.9%, broker pay +10.7%).
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 Buena Park employers pay health insurance brokers?
18 Buena Park employers reported $3,752,921 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 Buena Park reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the California median is 4.0% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Buena Park employer that disclosed broker pay reported $147,298.
Which Buena Park employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Amada North America, Inc. ($18M), States Logistics Services, Inc. ($4.6M), Tawa Services, Inc. ($0) lead. 18 Buena Park employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Buena Park?
By compensation reported by Buena Park employers, the largest brokers are Marsh McLennan Agency ($506,131, 1 plans), HUB International ($361,143, 1 plans), The Baldwin Group ($359,994, 2 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Cigna Healthcare of California, Blue Cross of California.
Are Buena Park employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 18 Buena Park employer plans, 7 are fully insured, 2 are self-funded and 9 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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