Wichita, Kansas employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
142 employers in Wichita, Kansas filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 109,951 participants. They reported $74M in insurance premiums and $8.8M in broker commissions and fees. The median broker rate on commission-paying, fully insured medical plans was 2.5% of premium, against 2.8% across Kansas and 3.8% nationally. Against 2023, premiums were up 3.9% and broker pay rose 15.7%.
Funding: 25 fully insured · 74 self-funded · 43 mixed. 117 of 142 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Wichita
Wichita employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koch Companies, LLC | $5,662,185 | $503,907 | 48,952 | Strategic Non-Medical Solutions LLC |
| Slawson Companies, Inc. | $3,536,652 | — | 234 | — |
| Emprise Bank | $2,886,886 | $114,957 | 434 | HUB International |
| Axiom Healthcare Services, LLC | $2,343,874 | $93,716 | 210 | RSC Insurance Brokerage, Inc. |
| Novacoast, Inc. | $2,311,465 | $10,907 | 289 | Aon |
| IBEW No 271 Neca Health & Benefit Fund | $2,164,431 | $18,851 | 690 | John a Meier |
| Andale Ready Mix Central Inc. | $2,091,248 | $102,024 | 197 | USI Insurance Services |
| Hayes Company, LLC | $2,086,752 | $124,794 | 236 | USI Insurance Services |
| Leading Technology Composites, Inc | $1,953,379 | $47,310 | 550 | USI Insurance Services |
| Metal Finishing Co., Inc. | $1,928,036 | $85,899 | 352 | Gallagher |
| Cochener Garvey Capital Partners, Inc. | $1,837,487 | $67,155 | 243 | Brown & Brown |
| Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC | $1,810,628 | $27,915 | 339 | OneDigital |
| Key Construction, Inc. | $1,793,088 | $78,965 | 148 | Brown & Brown |
| King of Freight LLC | $1,768,924 | $62,099 | 214 | USI Insurance Services |
| Delta Dental of Kansas | $1,702,466 | $49,144 | 131 | CBIZ |
| Integra Technologies LLC | $1,686,286 | $95,778 | 214 | HUB International |
| Friends University | $1,636,338 | $96,089 | 206 | Hays Companies |
| Intrust Financial Corporation | $1,566,967 | $48,609 | 832 | Lockton |
| B & B Airparts, Inc. | $1,564,781 | $69,731 | 209 | HUB International |
| Kansas Orthopaedic Center, P.A. | $1,531,511 | $47,901 | 219 | Hays Companies |
| The Hunter Health Clinic, Inc. | $1,476,874 | $68,395 | 153 | IMA Financial |
| Wichita Radiological Group, P.A. | $1,473,903 | $15,042 | 138 | Brown & Brown |
| Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Inc. | $1,439,279 | $25,948 | 131 | IMA Financial |
| Sunflower State Enterprises, Inc | $1,312,497 | $83,072 | 350 | Gallagher |
| Rand Graphics, Inc. | $1,311,063 | $66,940 | 120 | Bukaty Companies |
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 Wichita employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | $1,739,500 | 2 |
| USI Insurance Services | $1,167,837 | 39 |
| IMA Financial | $1,167,697 | 40 |
| Gallagher | $864,045 | 17 |
| Hays Companies | $519,134 | 13 |
| Strategic Non-Medical Solution | $503,907 | 1 |
| HUB International | $436,794 | 10 |
| Lockton | $332,011 | 7 |
| Brown & Brown | $208,024 | 10 |
| Umr Inc | $162,237 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Wichita 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.
| Wichita | Kansas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 142 | 588 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | 2.5% (33 plans) | 2.8% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | 1.9% – 3.3% | 1.9% – 4.0% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $35,481 | $49,377 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | $5,275 | $5,957 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 10 | 31 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 145 Wichita employers reported $71M in premiums and $7.6M in broker pay for 108,906 participants; in 2024 it was $74M and $8.8M for 109,951 participants (premiums +3.9%, broker pay +15.7%).
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 Wichita employers pay health insurance brokers?
142 Wichita employers reported $8,808,163 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 134 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Among 33 commission-paying, fully insured medical plans, the median broker rate was 2.5% of premium, 0.3 points below the Kansas median of 2.8% and 1.3 points below the U.S. median of 3.8%. In dollars, the median Wichita employer that disclosed broker pay reported $35,481.
Which Wichita employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Koch Companies, LLC ($5.7M), Slawson Companies, Inc. ($3.5M), Emprise Bank ($2.9M) lead. 25 Wichita employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Wichita?
By compensation reported by Wichita employers, the largest brokers are Mercer ($1.7M, 2 plans), USI Insurance Services ($1.2M, 39 plans), IMA Financial ($1.2M, 40 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company.
Are Wichita employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 142 Wichita employer plans, 25 are fully insured, 74 are self-funded and 43 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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