Itasca, Illinois employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
42 employers in Itasca, Illinois filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 18,639 participants. They reported $2.1M in insurance premiums and $4.4M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 130.3% and broker pay fell 4.9%.
Funding: 10 fully insured · 13 self-funded · 19 mixed. 32 of 42 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Itasca
Itasca employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diverzify, LLC | $1,147,020 | $307,519 | 1,279 | Lockton |
| Henricksen & Company Inc | $591,093 | $170,909 | 348 | The Horton Group |
| Fellowes, Inc. | $398,275 | $20,122 | 826 | Gallagher |
| Keyence Corporation of America | $0 | $199 | 1,602 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Ait Worldwide Logistics, Inc. | $0 | $26,925 | 1,494 | OneDigital |
| Brown & Joseph, LLC | $0 | $485,780 | 1,270 | Stumm Insurance LLC |
| Knowles Corporation | $0 | $9,743 | 1,155 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Livingston International Inc | $0 | $23,835 | 1,080 | NFP |
| Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc. | $0 | $5,705 | 835 | Gallagher |
| Ifs North America, Inc. | $0 | $243,760 | 734 | Mercer |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | $0 | $349,763 | 532 | Mercer |
| Topco Associates, LLC | $0 | $22,451 | 529 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Peco Pallet, Inc. | $0 | $206,487 | 465 | Lockton |
| Riverside Assessments, LLC | $0 | $265,873 | 392 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Captive Resources, LLC | $0 | $50,607 | 383 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Family Entertainment Group | $0 | $136,774 | 379 | Mercer |
| Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network | $0 | $191,445 | 366 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Flexera Software LLC | $0 | $26,629 | 354 | NFP |
| NNR Global Logistics USA Inc | $0 | $26,226 | 348 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Paramedic Services of Illinois, Inc | $0 | $64,334 | 337 | The Horton Group, Inc. |
| Finzer Roller, Inc. | $0 | $106,086 | 289 | Gallagher |
| Steiner Electric Company | $0 | $61,876 | 275 | USI Insurance Services |
| National Safety Council | $0 | $21,600 | 258 | Brown & Brown |
| W.S. Darley, & Co. | $0 | $172,195 | 244 | Stumm Insurance LLC |
| Diversified Labeling Solutions, Inc. | $0 | $144,831 | 239 | Connor & Gallagher Benefits 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 Itasca employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $738,381 | 9 |
| Stumm Insurance LLC | $654,885 | 2 |
| Mercer | $604,746 | 3 |
| Lockton | $510,431 | 4 |
| USI Insurance Services | $307,698 | 6 |
| Connor & Gallagher Benefits Service | $213,921 | 2 |
| The Horton Group Inc. | $200,856 | 2 |
| The Nutter Group Inc | $148,393 | 1 |
| Gallagher | $134,225 | 7 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $100,436 | 2 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Itasca 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.
| Itasca | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 42 | 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 | $72,418 | $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, 41 Itasca employers reported $927,812 in premiums and $4.6M in broker pay for 16,448 participants; in 2024 it was $2.1M and $4.4M for 18,639 participants (premiums +130.3%, broker pay −4.9%).
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 Itasca employers pay health insurance brokers?
42 Itasca employers reported $4,391,506 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 41 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Itasca 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 Itasca employer that disclosed broker pay reported $72,418.
Which Itasca employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Diverzify, LLC ($1.1M), Henricksen & Company Inc ($591,093), Fellowes, Inc. ($398,275) lead. 25 Itasca employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Itasca?
By compensation reported by Itasca employers, the largest brokers are Marsh McLennan Agency ($738,381, 9 plans), Stumm Insurance LLC ($654,885, 2 plans), Mercer ($604,746, 3 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Bluecross Blueshield of Illinois, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company.
Are Itasca employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 42 Itasca employer plans, 10 are fully insured, 13 are self-funded and 19 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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