Glendale, California employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
30 employers in Glendale, California filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 28,679 participants. They reported $6.7M in insurance premiums and $5.2M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 11.3% and broker pay rose 3.1%.
Funding: 9 fully insured · 4 self-funded · 17 mixed. 21 of 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lawn Memorial Parks - and Mortuaries | $6,554,301 | $138,796 | 1,086 | Gallagher |
| Finchey Corporation of Ca | $168,597 | $67,072 | 193 | RSC Insurance Brokerage, Inc. |
| Legalzoom.Com | $22,186 | $52,198 | 1,112 | Sequoia |
| Public Storage | $0 | $325,601 | 6,591 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Healthcare Systems of America Corp. | $0 | — | 3,676 | — |
| Rockport Administrative Services, LLC | $0 | $805,997 | 2,948 | Bendeen Group LLC (the) |
| Servicetitan, Inc. | $0 | $68,415 | 2,247 | Sequoia |
| Front Porch | $0 | $422,137 | 1,980 | Lockton |
| Glenair, Inc. | $0 | $365,506 | 1,774 | Mercer |
| 4 Over International, LLC | $0 | $283,741 | 1,119 | Gallagher |
| Mad Engine Global, LLC | $0 | $151,203 | 644 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Sierra Land Group, Inc. | $0 | $325,631 | 610 | Lockton |
| Glendale Kia Inc (formerly Carson CJ LLC) | $0 | $180,466 | 550 | Coast Benefit Consultants, Inc. |
| Gavin de Becker and Associates L.P. | $0 | $20,956 | 544 | Willis Towers Watson |
| California Credit Union | $0 | $182,820 | 521 | HUB International |
| Glentic, Inc. | $0 | $150,527 | 408 | Mercer |
| Age of Learning, Inc. | $0 | $217,446 | 374 | Bolton & Company |
| Comprehensive Community Health Centers, Inc. | $0 | $112,848 | 329 | Digital Benefit Advisors Socal |
| Health Data Vision, Inc. | $0 | $174,866 | 263 | BNKV Insurance Solutions, Inc. |
| H & H Drug Stores Inc., dba Western Drug Medical Supply | $0 | $37,508 | 256 | Leavitt Group |
| Disqo, Inc. | $0 | $174,553 | 217 | Sequoia |
| Beyond Limits, Inc. | $0 | $200,409 | 190 | OneDigital |
| Los Angeles Federal Credit Union | $0 | $179,436 | 161 | IMA Financial |
| Millmatic Co. | $0 | $61,981 | 160 | Mercer |
| Hutchinson and Bloodgood LLP | $0 | $61,636 | 157 | The Bachan Group LLC |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lockton | $701,325 | 2 |
| Mercer | $619,113 | 4 |
| Bendeen Group LLC (the) | $585,917 | 1 |
| Gallagher | $452,418 | 5 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $415,922 | 2 |
| Bolton Insurance Services LLC | $300,848 | 4 |
| Sequoia | $294,940 | 3 |
| IMA Financial | $244,918 | 4 |
| HUB International | $182,831 | 2 |
| EPIC Insurance Brokers | $171,279 | 2 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Glendale 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.
| Glendale | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 30 | 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 | $150,527 | $104,298 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $6,689 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 1 | 25 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 38 Glendale employers reported $7.6M in premiums and $5.0M in broker pay for 32,317 participants; in 2024 it was $6.7M and $5.2M for 28,679 participants (premiums −11.3%, broker pay +3.1%).
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?
30 Glendale employers reported $5,201,891 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 29 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Glendale 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 Glendale employer that disclosed broker pay reported $150,527.
Which Glendale employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Forest Lawn Memorial Parks - and Mortuaries ($6.6M), Finchey Corporation of Ca ($168,597), Legalzoom.Com ($22,186) lead. 25 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 Lockton ($701,325, 2 plans), Mercer ($619,113, 4 plans), Bendeen Group LLC (the) ($585,917, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Healthcare of California, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross of California.
Are Glendale employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 30 Glendale employer plans, 9 are fully insured, 4 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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