Woodland Hills, California employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
18 employers in Woodland Hills, California filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 41,959 participants. They reported $0 in insurance premiums and $5.2M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were unchanged and broker pay rose 12.7%.
Funding: 4 fully insured · 1 self-funded · 13 mixed. 14 of 18 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Group, Inc. | $0 | $1,602,165 | 21,557 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Farmers Agent Group Benefits Program | $0 | $1,155,955 | 7,614 | USI Insurance Services |
| Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation | $0 | $359,095 | 5,205 | Gallagher |
| Zenith Insurance Company | $0 | $42,899 | 1,482 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Altern Marketing, LLC | $0 | $618,111 | 1,424 | Abd Ins. and Financial SVCS., Inc. |
| Blackline Systems Inc. | $0 | $68,584 | 1,037 | Gallagher |
| The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, LLC | $0 | $113,913 | 681 | Liberty Company Insurance Brokers |
| Venbrook Group, LLC | $0 | $444,325 | 464 | Venbrook Insurance Services |
| Momentum | $0 | $87,560 | 452 | HUB International |
| Panavision International LP | $0 | $230,318 | 422 | Gallagher |
| Motion Picture and Television Fund | $0 | $28,461 | 388 | Keenan & Associates |
| Lifecare Assurance Company | $0 | $197,815 | 304 | Gallagher |
| Boething Treeland Farms, Inc. | $0 | — | 291 | — |
| CNM LLP | $0 | $18,318 | 166 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Music Reports, Inc. | $0 | $66,937 | 126 | OneDigital |
| Anthem Tax Services LLC | $0 | $67,165 | 124 | IMA Financial |
| Convoso, Inc. | $0 | $34,598 | 120 | Acrisure |
| Barkbus | $0 | $18,005 | 102 | New City Executive Ins SVCS 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 Woodland Hills employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson | $1,602,229 | 2 |
| USI Insurance Services | $823,608 | 1 |
| Gallagher | $789,266 | 4 |
| Abd Ins. and Financial SVCS., Inc. | $615,720 | 1 |
| Venbrook Insurance Services | $415,863 | 1 |
| Management Compensation Group Se in | $189,694 | 1 |
| Liberty Company Insurance Brokers | $114,419 | 1 |
| HUB International | $87,560 | 1 |
| Management Compensation Group Ne in | $83,912 | 1 |
| OneDigital | $66,937 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Woodland Hills 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.
| Woodland Hills | 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 | $87,560 | $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, 19 Woodland Hills employers reported $21M in premiums and $4.6M in broker pay for 47,797 participants; in 2024 it was $0 and $5.2M for 41,959 participants (broker pay +12.7%).
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 Woodland Hills employers pay health insurance brokers?
18 Woodland Hills employers reported $5,154,224 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 Woodland Hills 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 Woodland Hills employer that disclosed broker pay reported $87,560.
Which Woodland Hills employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Farmers Group, Inc. ($0), Farmers Agent Group Benefits Program ($0), Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation ($0) lead. 18 Woodland Hills employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Woodland Hills?
By compensation reported by Woodland Hills employers, the largest brokers are Willis Towers Watson ($1.6M, 2 plans), USI Insurance Services ($823,608, 1 plans), Gallagher ($789,266, 4 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross of California.
Are Woodland Hills employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 18 Woodland Hills employer plans, 4 are fully insured, 1 are self-funded and 13 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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