Leawood, Kansas employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
21 employers in Leawood, Kansas filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 17,441 participants. They reported $19M in insurance premiums and $2.8M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 7.3% and broker pay fell 6.8%.
Funding: 5 fully insured · 12 self-funded · 4 mixed. 16 of 21 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Leawood
Leawood employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossfirst Bank Shares Inc. | $4,963,526 | $208,129 | 479 | Holmes Murphy |
| Pollen Inc. | $4,137,440 | $106,994 | 396 | AssuredPartners |
| DD Traders, Inc. | $2,988,734 | $116,331 | 162 | CBIZ |
| First Federal Bank of Kansas City | $2,563,811 | $73,886 | 151 | AssuredPartners |
| Nres Management LLC | $2,486,386 | $78,432 | 215 | Robert E. Miller Insurance Agency |
| Tallgrass Management LLC | $1,508,021 | $288,368 | 1,021 | Lockton |
| American Multi-Cinema, Inc. | $0 | $244,501 | 5,160 | Mercer |
| Murphy-Hoffman Company LLC | $0 | $385,372 | 3,637 | Bukaty Companies |
| KBP Brands LLC | $0 | $144,415 | 1,416 | Lockton |
| Ascend Learning, LLC | $0 | $60,101 | 1,207 | Lockton |
| Nuehealth Management LLC | $0 | $314,653 | 980 | Aon |
| Executive Flight Services, LLC dba Executive Airshare | $0 | $117,942 | 580 | Robin H. Alston |
| American Academy of Family Physicians | $0 | $16,129 | 355 | Hays Companies |
| Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | $0 | $162,045 | 296 | CBIZ |
| Ascentist, LLC | $0 | $42,225 | 257 | Lockton |
| Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute | $0 | $83,046 | 245 | Huhb International Mid-America |
| Kansas City Orthopedic Alliance | $0 | $83,372 | 205 | HUB International |
| Bukaty Companies LLC | $0 | $60,159 | 193 | Bukaty Companies, LLC |
| Ascentist Physicians Group | $0 | $23,585 | 177 | Lockton |
| Panasonic Connect of North America Professional Services | $0 | $83,175 | 164 | Bukaty Companies |
| 801 Chophouse Lea LLC | $0 | $65,206 | 145 | Virtus, 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 Leawood employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Bukaty Companies | $528,744 | 4 |
| Lockton | $504,959 | 5 |
| Mercer | $242,334 | 1 |
| CBIZ | $241,810 | 2 |
| Holmes Murphy | $201,831 | 1 |
| AssuredPartners | $167,065 | 2 |
| Aon | $158,118 | 2 |
| Gis Benefits Inc | $127,260 | 1 |
| Robert E. Miller Insurance Agency | $113,742 | 2 |
| HUB International | $113,081 | 2 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Leawood against Kansas 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.
| Leawood | Kansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 21 | 588 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 2.8% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 1.9% – 4.0% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $83,372 | $49,377 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $5,957 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 31 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 23 Leawood employers reported $20M in premiums and $3.0M in broker pay for 17,869 participants; in 2024 it was $19M and $2.8M for 17,441 participants (premiums −7.3%, broker pay −6.8%).
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 Leawood employers pay health insurance brokers?
21 Leawood employers reported $2,758,066 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 21 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Leawood reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Kansas median is 2.8% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Leawood employer that disclosed broker pay reported $83,372.
Which Leawood employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Crossfirst Bank Shares Inc. ($5.0M), Pollen Inc. ($4.1M), DD Traders, Inc. ($3.0M) lead. 21 Leawood employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Leawood?
By compensation reported by Leawood employers, the largest brokers are Bukaty Companies ($528,744, 4 plans), Lockton ($504,959, 5 plans), Mercer ($242,334, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Four Ever Life Ins Co., Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company.
Are Leawood employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 21 Leawood employer plans, 5 are fully insured, 12 are self-funded and 4 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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