Hoffman Estates, Illinois employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
17 employers in Hoffman Estates, Illinois filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 20,579 participants. They reported $24M in insurance premiums and $2.5M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 8.4% and broker pay rose 25.1%.
Funding: 3 fully insured · 4 self-funded · 10 mixed. 14 of 17 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Hoffman Estates
Hoffman Estates employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transform Midco LLC | $22,946,985 | $245,330 | 6,085 | Strategic Non-Medical Solutions LLC |
| Convergint Technologies | $527,468 | $382,956 | 5,285 | CBIZ |
| Plote Construction Inc. | $124,846 | $82,143 | 135 | First Insurance Group LLC |
| Claires Stores, Inc. | $0 | $132,518 | 2,998 | Mercer |
| Crystal Clean, LLC | $0 | $24,287 | 1,474 | Aon |
| Omron Management Center of America, Inc. | $0 | $135,359 | 1,173 | Willis Towers Watson |
| DMG Mori USA, Inc. | $0 | $318,539 | 895 | OneDigital |
| Transform Holdco, LLC | $0 | — | 516 | — |
| Vistex, Inc. | $0 | $196,128 | 385 | Mercer |
| I-Car | $0 | $74,343 | 305 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Bystronic Inc. | $0 | $143,322 | 245 | USI Insurance Services |
| Planmeca USA, Inc. | $0 | $188,424 | 219 | Connor & Gallagher Benefits Service |
| Cambium Networks, Inc. | $0 | $188,620 | 195 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Leopardo Companies, Inc. | $0 | $182,524 | 186 | DSP Insurance Services Inc |
| Woodfield Nissan, Inc. | $0 | $94,313 | 172 | AssuredPartners |
| Level 10, LLC | $0 | $30,130 | 159 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Gold Rush Amusements, Inc. | $0 | $65,802 | 152 | Business Insurance Specialist the |
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 Hoffman Estates employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| OneDigital | $317,655 | 1 |
| Mercer | $317,586 | 2 |
| CBIZ | $253,988 | 1 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $237,513 | 4 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $207,182 | 2 |
| Connor & Gallagher Benefits Service | $188,424 | 1 |
| DSP Insurance Services | $174,834 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $143,322 | 1 |
| Insential, Inc. | $123,665 | 1 |
| Strategic Non-Medical Solution | $118,070 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Hoffman Estates 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.
| Hoffman Estates | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 17 | 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 | $139,341 | $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, 17 Hoffman Estates employers reported $22M in premiums and $2.0M in broker pay for 16,726 participants; in 2024 it was $24M and $2.5M for 20,579 participants (premiums +8.4%, broker pay +25.1%).
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 Hoffman Estates employers pay health insurance brokers?
17 Hoffman Estates employers reported $2,484,738 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 16 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Hoffman Estates 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 Hoffman Estates employer that disclosed broker pay reported $139,341.
Which Hoffman Estates employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Transform Midco LLC ($23M), Convergint Technologies ($527,468), Plote Construction Inc. ($124,846) lead. 17 Hoffman Estates employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Hoffman Estates?
By compensation reported by Hoffman Estates employers, the largest brokers are OneDigital ($317,655, 1 plans), Mercer ($317,586, 2 plans), CBIZ ($253,988, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Bluecross Blueshield of Illinois, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company.
Are Hoffman Estates employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 17 Hoffman Estates employer plans, 3 are fully insured, 4 are self-funded and 10 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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