Aurora, Illinois employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
30 employers in Aurora, Illinois filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 17,706 participants. They reported $9.3M in insurance premiums and $2.5M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 152.0% and broker pay fell 2.7%.
Funding: 6 fully insured · 10 self-funded · 14 mixed. 24 of 30 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Aurora
Aurora employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Second Bancorp, Inc. | $9,124,975 | $109,662 | 833 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Osi Industries, LLC | $86,648 | $40,677 | 2,708 | Gallagher |
| Cordogan Clark & Associates, Inc. | $82,691 | $66,942 | 113 | HUB International |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | $0 | $185,632 | 2,696 | Weiner Insurance, Inc. |
| Sonova U.S. Corporate Services, LLC | $0 | $49,142 | 2,072 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Painters District Council No. 30 Health and Welfare Fund | $0 | — | 1,293 | — |
| Andy Frain Services | $0 | $78,784 | 852 | HUB International |
| Mitutoyo America Corporation | $0 | $82,152 | 832 | 360 Benefits LLC |
| Hanchett Paper Company dba Shorr Packaging Corp. | $0 | $91,516 | 615 | Brown & Brown |
| Association for Individual Development | $0 | $117,550 | 469 | Gallagher |
| Freudenberg Household Products, LP | $0 | $4,460 | 467 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Tangent Technologies LLC | $0 | $210,238 | 462 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Aurora University | $0 | $221,655 | 419 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Vna Health Care | $0 | $196,496 | 386 | Stumm Insurance LLC |
| Engineering Systems Inc | $0 | $92,392 | 374 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Atmi Precast, Inc. | $0 | $171,989 | 339 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Alarm Detection Systems, Inc. | $0 | $142,790 | 323 | The Horton Group |
| The Mizar Holding Company | $0 | $63,721 | 318 | — |
| Military Deli & Bakery Services, Inc. | $0 | — | 304 | — |
| Aftermath Services LLC | $0 | $55,336 | 261 | Mercer |
| Lyon, LLC | $0 | $18,630 | 254 | Cottingham & Butler Ins Services in |
| Barton Staffing Solutions, Inc. | $0 | — | 221 | — |
| Peerless Industries, Inc. | $0 | $28,296 | 218 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Aurora-Naperville Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $84,214 | 213 | GCG Financial, LLC. |
| Grand Dental Associates, PC | $0 | $61,803 | 123 | Stumm Insurance, 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 Aurora employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Alliant Insurance Services | $376,355 | 3 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $247,413 | 3 |
| Stumm Insurance LLC | $242,727 | 2 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $242,314 | 5 |
| The Horton Group Inc. | $195,996 | 2 |
| Gallagher | $158,227 | 2 |
| HUB International | $142,024 | 2 |
| Weiner Benefits Group LLC | $132,741 | 1 |
| Mercer | $100,115 | 2 |
| Brown & Brown | $91,516 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Aurora against Illinois 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.
| Aurora | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 30 | 2,831 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 1.5% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 0.4% – 3.1% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $81,706 | $85,899 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $6,708 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 30 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 33 Aurora employers reported $3.7M in premiums and $2.6M in broker pay for 119,769 participants; in 2024 it was $9.3M and $2.5M for 17,706 participants (premiums +152.0%, broker pay −2.7%).
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 Aurora employers pay health insurance brokers?
30 Aurora employers reported $2,508,374 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 26 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Aurora reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Illinois median is 1.5% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Aurora employer that disclosed broker pay reported $81,706.
Which Aurora employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Old Second Bancorp, Inc. ($9.1M), Osi Industries, LLC ($86,648), Cordogan Clark & Associates, Inc. ($82,691) lead. 25 Aurora employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Aurora?
By compensation reported by Aurora employers, the largest brokers are Alliant Insurance Services ($376,355, 3 plans), Willis Towers Watson ($247,413, 3 plans), Stumm Insurance LLC ($242,727, 2 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Bluecross Blueshield of Illinois, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, Dearborn Life Insurance Company.
Are Aurora employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 30 Aurora employer plans, 6 are fully insured, 10 are self-funded and 14 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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