Metairie, Louisiana employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
37 employers in Metairie, Louisiana filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 11,009 participants. They reported $6.9M in insurance premiums and $3.3M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 16.4% and broker pay rose 15.4%.
Funding: 18 fully insured · 8 self-funded · 11 mixed. 19 of 37 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Metairie
Metairie employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Lake Properties Inc | $2,119,886 | $102,778 | 217 | Care Insurance Services, Inc. |
| Laporte, a Professional Accounting Corpo | $2,011,133 | $27,187 | 140 | HUB International |
| Consolidated Resource Management, LLC | $1,339,825 | $106,796 | 193 | HUB International |
| Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union | $1,235,697 | $80,934 | 147 | Dale Soldevila |
| Food Marketing Consultants, LLC | $80,515 | $120,609 | 334 | Gallagher |
| Blue Williams LLC | $55,156 | $76,403 | 106 | HUB International |
| Crescent Bank | $26,230 | $124,789 | 299 | HUB International |
| Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 60 Health and Welfare Fund | $0 | — | 1,798 | — |
| Emr (USA Holdings) Inc. | $0 | $48,419 | 1,316 | Conner Strong & Buckelew |
| Gifted Nurses, LLC. | $0 | $224,079 | 963 | Lockton |
| Orthosynetics, Inc. | $0 | $114,811 | 633 | Gallagher |
| Engineering Development Group, Inc. | $0 | $311,859 | 411 | Gallagher |
| Capitol Imaging Services, LLC | $0 | $83,711 | 341 | HUB International |
| New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans | $0 | $20,309 | 329 | HUB International |
| Gulf Coast Teaching Family Services,inc. | $0 | $22,866 | 279 | Gallagher |
| Bensco of Louisiana LLC | $0 | $172,052 | 265 | HUB International |
| GCR Acquisition Company, LLC | $0 | $116,584 | 247 | Pentra, LLC |
| Palmisano, LLC | $0 | $85,086 | 244 | Cadence Insurance Inc |
| Cerifi, LLC | $0 | $103,934 | 207 | Aon |
| Al Copeland Investments, LLC | $0 | $136,047 | 203 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Southern Eagle Sales & Service, LP | $0 | $96,435 | 200 | HUB International |
| New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association | $0 | $206,915 | 200 | Gallagher |
| Advantage Medical Professionals, LLC | $0 | $60,383 | 180 | Gallagher |
| Onpath Federal Credit Union | $0 | $60,645 | 155 | HUB International |
| Meitec, Inc | $0 | $135,341 | 152 | Benpro, 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 Metairie employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| HUB International | $884,834 | 16 |
| Gallagher | $691,628 | 7 |
| Lockton | $219,866 | 1 |
| Rogers Benefit Group Inc | $143,386 | 3 |
| Benpro, LLC | $139,658 | 3 |
| Cadence Insurance Inc | $126,436 | 3 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $106,763 | 1 |
| Aon | $103,934 | 1 |
| Care Insurance Services, Inc. | $102,778 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $86,942 | 2 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Metairie against Louisiana 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.
| Metairie | Louisiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 37 | 623 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 5.0% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 3.5% – 5.5% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $79,539 | $92,702 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $7,393 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 9 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 34 Metairie employers reported $8.2M in premiums and $2.9M in broker pay for 11,353 participants; in 2024 it was $6.9M and $3.3M for 11,009 participants (premiums −16.4%, broker pay +15.4%).
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 Metairie employers pay health insurance brokers?
37 Metairie employers reported $3,303,161 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 36 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Metairie reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Louisiana median is 5.0% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Metairie employer that disclosed broker pay reported $79,539.
Which Metairie employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, 1st Lake Properties Inc ($2.1M), Laporte, a Professional Accounting Corpo ($2.0M), Consolidated Resource Management, LLC ($1.3M) lead. 25 Metairie employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Metairie?
By compensation reported by Metairie employers, the largest brokers are HUB International ($884,834, 16 plans), Gallagher ($691,628, 7 plans), Lockton ($219,866, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
Are Metairie employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 37 Metairie employer plans, 18 are fully insured, 8 are self-funded and 11 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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