Salina, Kansas employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
15 employers in Salina, Kansas filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 9,780 participants. They reported $16M in insurance premiums and $832,549 in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 9.8% and broker pay fell 21.7%.
Funding: 3 fully insured · 9 self-funded · 3 mixed. 12 of 15 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Salina
Salina employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. | $5,669,092 | — | 1,846 | — |
| Kejr, Inc. | $2,253,921 | — | 202 | — |
| Jri Hospitality Management, Inc. | $1,948,978 | $84,906 | 360 | USI Insurance Services |
| Salina Health Education Foundation, Inc. | $1,734,088 | $26,365 | 131 | HUB International |
| Pinion, LLC | $1,082,993 | $38,755 | 424 | Hays Companies |
| Kasa Companies, Inc. | $967,063 | — | 114 | — |
| Blue Beacon, Inc. | $743,999 | — | 1,563 | — |
| Grain Belt Supply Company, Inc. | $718,413 | $34,083 | 110 | USI Insurance Services |
| Central Care PA | $480,229 | $16,969 | 133 | — |
| Saint Francis Community Services, Inc. | $0 | $124,209 | 1,623 | HUB International |
| Salina Regional Health Center | $0 | $205,737 | 1,601 | Explain MY Benefits, LLC |
| Sunflower Bank, N.A. | $0 | $237,822 | 1,041 | Cherry Creek Insurance Agency, Inc. |
| Salina Vortex Corporation | $0 | $40,850 | 396 | USI Insurance Services |
| Occk, Inc. | $0 | $4,069 | 123 | IMA Financial |
| Exline, Inc. | $0 | $18,784 | 113 | Holmes Murphy |
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 Salina employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Insurance Agency | $237,822 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $164,981 | 4 |
| HUB International | $101,334 | 2 |
| Lockton | $68,302 | 2 |
| Explain MY Benefits LLC | $65,372 | 1 |
| Vizient Insurance Services, LLC | $62,710 | 1 |
| Vha Mid-America Ins Services LLC | $44,384 | 1 |
| Hays Companies | $23,127 | 1 |
| Holmes Murphy | $9,895 | 1 |
| IMA Financial | $4,069 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Salina 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.
| Salina | Kansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 15 | 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 | $38,755 | $49,377 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $5,957 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 2 | 31 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 15 Salina employers reported $14M in premiums and $1.1M in broker pay for 10,598 participants; in 2024 it was $16M and $832,549 for 9,780 participants (premiums +9.8%, broker pay −21.7%).
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 Salina employers pay health insurance brokers?
15 Salina employers reported $832,549 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 11 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Salina 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 Salina employer that disclosed broker pay reported $38,755.
Which Salina employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. ($5.7M), Kejr, Inc. ($2.3M), Jri Hospitality Management, Inc. ($1.9M) lead. 15 Salina employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Salina?
By compensation reported by Salina employers, the largest brokers are Cherry Creek Insurance Agency ($237,822, 1 plans), USI Insurance Services ($164,981, 4 plans), HUB International ($101,334, 2 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, United of Omaha Life Insurance Company.
Are Salina employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 15 Salina employer plans, 3 are fully insured, 9 are self-funded and 3 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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