Emeryville, California employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
21 employers in Emeryville, California filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 12,568 participants. They reported $0 in insurance premiums and $4.4M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were unchanged and broker pay rose 1.2%.
Funding: 4 fully insured · 0 self-funded · 17 mixed. 17 of 21 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Emeryville
Emeryville employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medamerica, Inc. | $0 | $1,094,146 | 4,161 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Peet's Coffee, Inc. | $0 | $308,362 | 2,506 | Mercer |
| Pixar | $0 | $107,740 | 1,320 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Grocery Outlet, Inc. | $0 | $302,467 | 821 | Relation Insurance |
| Amyris, Inc. | $0 | $92,516 | 601 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Advanced Systems Group, LLC | $0 | $407,175 | 421 | Lockton |
| Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. | $0 | $113,017 | 306 | Sequoia |
| Sutter East Bay Medical Group | $0 | $468,654 | 301 | Woodruff Sawyer |
| Dynavax Technologies | $0 | $468,020 | 270 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Metagenomi, Inc. | $0 | $103,730 | 240 | Mercer |
| Babylist, Inc. | $0 | $47,986 | 238 | Sequoia |
| Santen Holdings US Inc. | $0 | $178,883 | 222 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Nexera Holding, LLC | $0 | $168,904 | 183 | Sequoia |
| Title 9 Sports, Inc. | $0 | $78,853 | 171 | Acrisure |
| Gritstone Bio, Inc. | $0 | $104,022 | 145 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Qubiqle Inc dba Plate Iq | $0 | $34,765 | 116 | Professional Group Plans, Inc. |
| Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc. | $0 | $63,961 | 116 | Vita Insurance Associates, Inc. |
| Eko Health, Inc. | $0 | $95,572 | 114 | Sequoia |
| Anvil Builders | $0 | $74,433 | 111 | Heffernan |
| Oaks Card Club | $0 | $58,860 | 105 | Interwest Insurance Services, Inc. |
| National Holistic Institute, Inc. | $0 | $42,129 | 100 | Foundation Risk Partners Corp. |
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 Emeryville employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Alliant Insurance Services | $1,147,879 | 3 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $510,382 | 2 |
| Woodruff Sawyer | $422,449 | 3 |
| Mercer | $382,270 | 3 |
| Sequoia | $344,609 | 4 |
| Relation Insurance | $302,467 | 1 |
| Lockton | $214,491 | 1 |
| EPIC Insurance Brokers | $184,326 | 2 |
| Abd Ins. and Financial SVCS., Inc. | $177,831 | 1 |
| Tricia Hecht | $125,306 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Emeryville 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.
| Emeryville | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 21 | 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 | $104,022 | $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, 22 Emeryville employers reported $2.7M in premiums and $4.4M in broker pay for 15,230 participants; in 2024 it was $0 and $4.4M for 12,568 participants (broker pay +1.2%).
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 Emeryville employers pay health insurance brokers?
21 Emeryville employers reported $4,414,195 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 21 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Emeryville 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 Emeryville employer that disclosed broker pay reported $104,022.
Which Emeryville employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Medamerica, Inc. ($0), Peet's Coffee, Inc. ($0), Pixar ($0) lead. 21 Emeryville employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Emeryville?
By compensation reported by Emeryville employers, the largest brokers are Alliant Insurance Services ($1.1M, 3 plans), Marsh McLennan Agency ($510,382, 2 plans), Woodruff Sawyer ($422,449, 3 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross of California, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company.
Are Emeryville employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 21 Emeryville employer plans, 4 are fully insured, 0 are self-funded and 17 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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