Marietta, Georgia employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
58 employers in Marietta, Georgia filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 49,911 participants. They reported $18M in insurance premiums and $8.3M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 12.4% and broker pay fell 6.5%.
Funding: 14 fully insured · 24 self-funded · 20 mixed. 44 of 58 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Marietta
Marietta employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb Electric Membership Corp | $7,389,723 | $63,224 | 600 | Palmer and Cay LLC |
| Real Floors, Inc. | $4,778,219 | $355,085 | 847 | USI Insurance Services |
| Johnson Architectural Metal Company | $2,603,846 | $228,673 | 312 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Courier Express Holdings Inc. | $2,095,749 | $219,791 | 423 | USI Insurance Services |
| Artisan Atlanta LLC | $496,980 | $67,573 | 111 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Metroatlanta Ambulance Service, Inc. | $441,159 | $367,732 | 620 | IMA Financial |
| Wellstar Health System, Inc. | $0 | $1,817,475 | 25,585 | Lockton |
| Wrench Group, LLC | $0 | $857,394 | 4,962 | CBIZ |
| Bluelinx Corporation | $0 | $216,011 | 1,601 | Lockton |
| Applied Technical Services, Inc. | $0 | — | 1,234 | — |
| Vanderlande Industries | $0 | $488,911 | 1,141 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc. | $0 | $301,705 | 1,111 | IMA Financial |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | $0 | $63,317 | 848 | Foundation Health Consultants, LLC |
| Mandarin Oriental Management USA Inc. | $0 | $327,480 | 808 | Willis Towers Watson |
| The Georgia Dental Association | $0 | $6,972 | 738 | Lockton |
| Tip Top Poultry Group Insurance Plan | $0 | $67,981 | 536 | Sterling Seacrest Pritchard Inc |
| Ed Voyles Automotive Group | $0 | $151,013 | 505 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Aikg, LLC (dba Andretti Indoor Karting and Games) | $0 | $65,343 | 475 | John Snellings Insurance Agency Inc |
| National Property Solutions Group (NPSG), LLC | $0 | $50,285 | 457 | Patriot Growth |
| Life University Employee Benefit Plan | $0 | $64,986 | 435 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Granite Comfort, LP | $0 | — | 349 | — |
| Birla Carbon | $0 | $113,434 | 345 | Bollinger Inc |
| A Betterway Rent a Car Inc | $0 | $43,350 | 324 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| La Cosecha Group | $0 | $122,748 | 291 | Elf Ventures, LLC |
| Proco LLC | $0 | $40,320 | 288 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
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 Marietta employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Lockton | $1,931,146 | 7 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $1,306,761 | 10 |
| IMA Financial | $725,107 | 7 |
| CBIZ | $652,431 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $585,614 | 4 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $355,309 | 3 |
| Health and Benefit Systems | $347,106 | 1 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $279,636 | 1 |
| Patriot Growth | $245,897 | 3 |
| Relation Insurance | $199,792 | 2 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Marietta 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.
| Marietta | Georgia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 58 | 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 | $64,986 | $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, 60 Marietta employers reported $16M in premiums and $8.9M in broker pay for 48,690 participants; in 2024 it was $18M and $8.3M for 49,911 participants (premiums +12.4%, broker pay −6.5%).
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 Marietta employers pay health insurance brokers?
58 Marietta employers reported $8,286,053 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 55 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Marietta 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 Marietta employer that disclosed broker pay reported $64,986.
Which Marietta employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Cobb Electric Membership Corp ($7.4M), Real Floors, Inc. ($4.8M), Johnson Architectural Metal Company ($2.6M) lead. 25 Marietta employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Marietta?
By compensation reported by Marietta employers, the largest brokers are Lockton ($1.9M, 7 plans), Marsh McLennan Agency ($1.3M, 10 plans), IMA Financial ($725,107, 7 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, Hawaii Medical Service Association.
Are Marietta employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 58 Marietta employer plans, 14 are fully insured, 24 are self-funded and 20 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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