Davenport, Iowa employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
29 employers in Davenport, Iowa filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 24,424 participants. They reported $34M in insurance premiums and $2.3M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 0.5% and broker pay fell 8.5%.
Funding: 5 fully insured · 8 self-funded · 16 mixed. 24 of 29 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Davenport
Davenport employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer, Inc. | $17,692,879 | $197,777 | 1,850 | Cottingham & Butler Insurance Servi |
| Impactlife | $4,652,518 | — | 429 | — |
| Per Mar Security & Research Corporation | $4,165,867 | $166,914 | 409 | AssuredPartners |
| Russell Group Inc | $2,196,565 | $118,305 | 180 | AssuredPartners |
| McCarthy Bush Corporation | $2,080,120 | $101,739 | 249 | AssuredPartners |
| Mobotrex | $2,000,290 | $89,952 | 165 | Zach Corporation dba Group Ben |
| Shaw Electric, Inc. | $1,261,345 | — | 109 | — |
| RSM US LLP | $0 | $193,728 | 14,694 | Aon |
| Von Maur Inc | $0 | — | 1,310 | — |
| Sears Manufacturing Company | $0 | $91,313 | 483 | HUB International |
| RS Industries, Inc. | $0 | $61,753 | 411 | AssuredPartners |
| Riverstone Group Inc. | $0 | $181,201 | 319 | Sisco |
| H. Trautman Quarry Inc. | $0 | $181,201 | 319 | Sisco |
| Central Stone Co. | $0 | $181,201 | 319 | Sisco |
| Bussen Quarries Inc. | $0 | $181,201 | 319 | Sisco |
| Knox County Stone Co. Inc. | $0 | $181,201 | 319 | Sisco |
| Le Claire Investments Inc. | $0 | $181,201 | 319 | Sisco |
| ST. Ambrose University | $0 | $59,091 | 308 | Cottingham & Butler |
| M.A. Ford Manufacturing Company, Inc. | $0 | $39,758 | 267 | Gallagher |
| Palmer College Foundation | $0 | $8,979 | 260 | Gallagher |
| Vera French Community Mental Health Center | $0 | $33,637 | 229 | Cottingham & Butler |
| Cardiovascular Medicine, PLLC | $0 | $20,771 | 179 | Tina M. Lassuy |
| Empowering Abilities | $0 | $5,835 | 176 | AssuredPartners |
| PB Leiner USA | $0 | $10,412 | 155 | Cottingham & Butler Ins SVCS Inc |
| Hahn Ready Mix Company | $0 | $20,866 | 146 | Cottingham & Butler Ins Service |
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 Davenport employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Sisco | $659,190 | 6 |
| AssuredPartners | $327,016 | 6 |
| Cottingham & Butler | $256,264 | 4 |
| QCCH | $143,856 | 6 |
| Healthcorp | $120,522 | 6 |
| Aon | $112,462 | 1 |
| Cottingham & Butler Ins Services | $86,392 | 7 |
| Reuben Warner Associates, Inc. | $81,266 | 1 |
| Healthlink | $70,704 | 6 |
| HUB International | $61,563 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Davenport against Iowa 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.
| Davenport | Iowa | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 29 | 619 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 1.6% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 1.1% – 2.4% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $89,952 | $38,968 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $10,958 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 2 | 54 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 32 Davenport employers reported $34M in premiums and $2.6M in broker pay for 28,816 participants; in 2024 it was $34M and $2.3M for 24,424 participants (premiums −0.5%, broker pay −8.5%).
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 Davenport employers pay health insurance brokers?
29 Davenport employers reported $2,341,230 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 25 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Davenport reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Iowa median is 1.6% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Davenport employer that disclosed broker pay reported $89,952.
Which Davenport employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Pulitzer, Inc. ($18M), Impactlife ($4.7M), Per Mar Security & Research Corporation ($4.2M) lead. 25 Davenport employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Davenport?
By compensation reported by Davenport employers, the largest brokers are Sisco ($659,190, 6 plans), AssuredPartners ($327,016, 6 plans), Cottingham & Butler ($256,264, 4 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, Wellmark Inc., Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa.
Are Davenport employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 29 Davenport employer plans, 5 are fully insured, 8 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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