Kennesaw, Georgia employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
31 employers in Kennesaw, Georgia filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 28,021 participants. They reported $5.3M in insurance premiums and $5.4M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 284.9% and broker pay rose 38.9%.
Funding: 8 fully insured · 7 self-funded · 16 mixed. 23 of 31 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Kennesaw
Kennesaw employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Independent Operator Association, Inc. | $1,965,656 | $1,358,055 | 15,376 | Mercer |
| Infratech Corporation | $1,246,867 | $155,440 | 237 | Yates Insurance |
| Carl Black Buick-Pontiac-Gmc Truck, Inc. | $813,760 | $207,390 | 249 | HUB International |
| Accelerated Claims, Inc. | $756,255 | $75,417 | 124 | USI Insurance Services |
| Traina Enterprises | $442,762 | $41,396 | 131 | USI Insurance Services |
| Dustex LLC & Lundberg LLC dba LDX Solutions | $34,942 | $64,692 | 225 | CBIZ |
| Members Plus Association | $0 | $15,119 | 2,388 | Elevanta |
| Enercon Services, Inc. | $0 | $64,307 | 1,242 | Lockton |
| Informdata, LLC | $0 | $133,402 | 1,142 | The Meltzer Group, Inc. |
| Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corporation | $0 | $271,473 | 1,055 | IMA Financial |
| Knapp, Inc. | $0 | $710,115 | 727 | Fallon Benefits Group Inc |
| Artivion, Inc. | $0 | $279,199 | 677 | Lockton |
| Lendingpoint LLC | $0 | $177,284 | 598 | Palmer & Cay, LLC |
| Heidelberg Americas, Inc. | $0 | $207,782 | 462 | The Baldwin Group |
| Drive Automotive Services, LLC | $0 | $95,604 | 442 | IMA Financial |
| The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack of Delaware, Inc. | $0 | — | 343 | — |
| Steamboat Is, Inc. | $0 | $16,111 | 335 | Frank L. Sutton |
| Rh&A, LLC | $0 | $85,808 | 288 | USI Insurance Services |
| North Cobb Christian School, Inc. | $0 | $108,385 | 273 | Landmark Benefits Specialists, LLC |
| Financial Advisors Network LTD | $0 | $140,918 | 223 | OneDigital |
| Kennesaw Motor Sales, Inc. | $0 | $266,587 | 208 | Allied Benefit Systems |
| Stibo Systems Inc | $0 | $150,281 | 159 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Preferred Personnel Solutions, Inc. | $0 | $39,097 | 153 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Excel Electrical Technologies, Inc. | $0 | $144,945 | 138 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| G. W. Henssler & Associates, LTD. | $0 | $25,655 | 135 | IMA Financial |
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 Kennesaw employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | $1,356,544 | 1 |
| Fallon Benefits Group | $676,009 | 1 |
| IMA Financial | $347,824 | 3 |
| Lockton | $341,993 | 2 |
| USI Insurance Services | $317,812 | 5 |
| HUB International | $226,679 | 4 |
| The Baldwin Group | $193,838 | 1 |
| EPIC Insurance Brokers | $189,378 | 2 |
| Haven Benefits | $170,271 | 1 |
| Palmer & Cay, LLC | $161,590 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Kennesaw against Georgia 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.
| Kennesaw | Georgia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 31 | 1,709 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 7.0% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 5.7% – 8.3% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $131,150 | $86,655 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $6,385 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 17 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 34 Kennesaw employers reported $1.4M in premiums and $3.9M in broker pay for 15,301 participants; in 2024 it was $5.3M and $5.4M for 28,021 participants (premiums +284.9%, broker pay +38.9%).
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 Kennesaw employers pay health insurance brokers?
31 Kennesaw employers reported $5,442,851 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 30 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Kennesaw reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Georgia median is 7.0% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Kennesaw employer that disclosed broker pay reported $131,150.
Which Kennesaw employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Guardian Independent Operator Association, Inc. ($2.0M), Infratech Corporation ($1.2M), Carl Black Buick-Pontiac-Gmc Truck, Inc. ($813,760) lead. 25 Kennesaw employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Kennesaw?
By compensation reported by Kennesaw employers, the largest brokers are Mercer ($1.4M, 1 plans), Fallon Benefits Group ($676,009, 1 plans), IMA Financial ($347,824, 3 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Curative Insurance Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.
Are Kennesaw employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 31 Kennesaw employer plans, 8 are fully insured, 7 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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