Westport, Connecticut employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
15 employers in Westport, Connecticut filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 34,405 participants. They reported $12M in insurance premiums and $2.0M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 63.5% and broker pay rose 49.3%.
Funding: 2 fully insured · 2 self-funded · 11 mixed. 13 of 15 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Westport
Westport employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees UFCW and Participating Employers New England Health Fund | $7,283,387 | — | 24,720 | — |
| Logicsource, Inc | $3,300,154 | $133,648 | 305 | USI Insurance Services |
| Connoisseur Media, LLC | $862,619 | $72,804 | 129 | USI Insurance Services |
| Cumming Management Group | $186,106 | $228,287 | 1,314 | Aon |
| Maplewood Senior Living | $39,852 | $541,884 | 1,060 | USI Insurance Services |
| Petvet Care Centers Management, LLC | $0 | — | 3,206 | — |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | $0 | $42,322 | 1,322 | Gallagher |
| Azelis Americas, LLC | $0 | $516,747 | 598 | Blue Benefit Administrators of Mass |
| Adt Pizza, LLC | $0 | $55,121 | 376 | HUB International |
| Barcelona Restaurants, LLC | $0 | $32,028 | 346 | Benefit Ventures Corp |
| First Aviation Services Inc. | $0 | $78,159 | 246 | Gallagher |
| L. H. Gault & Son, Inc. | $0 | $12,123 | 222 | USI Insurance Services |
| Melissa & Doug LLC | $0 | $134,705 | 220 | USI Insurance Services |
| Marino Management, LLC dba Dfo | $0 | $4,024 | 176 | Gallagher |
| Resource Systems Group | $0 | $103,566 | 165 | USI Insurance Services |
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 Westport employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| USI Insurance Services | $910,359 | 6 |
| Blue Benefit Administrators of Mass | $431,976 | 1 |
| Aon | $180,124 | 1 |
| Gallagher | $120,465 | 3 |
| HUB International | $55,121 | 1 |
| 0009h753 | $50,659 | 1 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $31,433 | 2 |
| The Nia Group | $28,742 | 1 |
| Emerson Rogers, LLC | $26,167 | 2 |
| Benefit Ventures Corp | $22,373 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Westport against Connecticut 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.
| Westport | Connecticut | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 15 | 722 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 6.0% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 4.1% – 6.9% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $78,159 | $74,008 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $8,147 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 8 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 13 Westport employers reported $7.1M in premiums and $1.3M in broker pay for 31,932 participants; in 2024 it was $12M and $2.0M for 34,405 participants (premiums +63.5%, broker pay +49.3%).
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 Westport employers pay health insurance brokers?
15 Westport employers reported $1,955,418 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 13 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Westport reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Connecticut median is 6.0% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Westport employer that disclosed broker pay reported $78,159.
Which Westport employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Trustees UFCW and Participating Employers New England Health Fund ($7.3M), Logicsource, Inc ($3.3M), Connoisseur Media, LLC ($862,619) lead. 15 Westport employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Westport?
By compensation reported by Westport employers, the largest brokers are USI Insurance Services ($910,359, 6 plans), Blue Benefit Administrators of Mass ($431,976, 1 plans), Aon ($180,124, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Aetna Life Insurance Company.
Are Westport employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 15 Westport employer plans, 2 are fully insured, 2 are self-funded and 11 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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