Westlake Village, California employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
25 employers in Westlake Village, California filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 134,946 participants. They reported $5.8M in insurance premiums and $5.9M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 101.7% and broker pay rose 76.8%.
Funding: 4 fully insured · 5 self-funded · 16 mixed. 21 of 25 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Westlake Village
Westlake Village employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Veterinary Associates, Inc. | $4,364,644 | $2,601,505 | 40,125 | Mercer |
| Securitas Security Services USA Inc | $1,475,689 | $236,033 | 73,640 | Custom Benefit Programs, Inc. |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | $0 | $103,630 | 6,733 | Gallagher |
| Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC | $0 | — | 3,891 | — |
| Sperber Landscape Companies, LLC | $0 | $477,904 | 3,838 | Gallagher |
| B. Riley Financial, Inc. | $0 | $86,609 | 937 | HUB International |
| Dole Packaged Foods, LLC | $0 | $147,333 | 929 | Mercer |
| J.D. Power | $0 | $21,035 | 707 | Mercer |
| Castle & Cooke, Inc. | $0 | $28,983 | 550 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Mannkind Corporation | $0 | $236,098 | 418 | Lockton |
| Castlewood Treatment Center LLC dba Alsana | $0 | $107,028 | 341 | Lockton |
| Warner Pacific Insurance Services Inc | $0 | $88,185 | 330 | John W Lowdermilk |
| Velocity Financial, Inc. | $0 | $55,338 | 325 | Poms & Associates Ins Brokers, Inc. |
| California Commercial Investment Group, Inc. | $0 | $117,763 | 321 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $0 | $436,141 | 321 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Oaks Christian School | $0 | $225,104 | 278 | IMA Financial |
| Hong Holdings LLC Conico Management | $0 | $76,673 | 199 | Acrisure |
| Energy Vault, Inc. | $0 | $204,701 | 171 | IMA Financial |
| Input 1, LLC | $0 | $103,034 | 154 | Corporate Strategies Inc |
| Conrad N. Hilton Foundation | $0 | $83,758 | 154 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Wood Ranch USA, Inc. | $0 | $103,005 | 142 | James David Reed Insurance Agency |
| Jafra Cosmetics International, Inc. | $0 | $86,464 | 135 | Lockton |
| Advatix, Inc. | $0 | $64,443 | 104 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Engen Enterprises Inc | $0 | $79,152 | 103 | Centered Insurance Solutions, Inc. |
| Testan Law, a Professional Corporation | $0 | $107,465 | 100 | Lockton |
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 Westlake Village employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | $2,158,606 | 3 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $640,685 | 2 |
| Gallagher | $553,377 | 3 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $488,536 | 3 |
| Lockton | $483,640 | 4 |
| IMA Financial | $352,535 | 2 |
| Custom Benefit Programs Inc | $231,634 | 1 |
| EPIC Insurance Brokers | $117,763 | 1 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $115,859 | 2 |
| James David Reed Insurance Agency | $103,005 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Westlake Village 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.
| Westlake Village | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 25 | 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 | $103,332 | $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, 24 Westlake Village employers reported $2.9M in premiums and $3.3M in broker pay for 112,076 participants; in 2024 it was $5.8M and $5.9M for 134,946 participants (premiums +101.7%, broker pay +76.8%).
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 Westlake Village employers pay health insurance brokers?
25 Westlake Village employers reported $5,877,384 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 24 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Westlake Village 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 Westlake Village employer that disclosed broker pay reported $103,332.
Which Westlake Village employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, National Veterinary Associates, Inc. ($4.4M), Securitas Security Services USA Inc ($1.5M), Guitar Center, Inc. ($0) lead. 25 Westlake Village employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Westlake Village?
By compensation reported by Westlake Village employers, the largest brokers are Mercer ($2.2M, 3 plans), Willis Towers Watson ($640,685, 2 plans), Gallagher ($553,377, 3 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are University Health Alliance, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Hawaii Medical Service Association.
Are Westlake Village employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 25 Westlake Village employer plans, 4 are fully insured, 5 are self-funded and 16 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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