Shreveport, Louisiana employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
29 employers in Shreveport, Louisiana filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 18,747 participants. They reported $1.6M in insurance premiums and $3.0M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 47.6% and broker pay rose 25.1%.
Funding: 11 fully insured · 10 self-funded · 8 mixed. 18 of 29 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Shreveport
Shreveport employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal Specialists, Amc | $1,491,471 | $108,508 | 196 | TFG Financial Group Benefits, LLC |
| Heard McElroy & Vestal, L.L.C. | $150,279 | $70,071 | 150 | Fairway Partners, LLC |
| Willis-Knighton Medical Center | $0 | $532,541 | 7,259 | Benefit Consultants of North la |
| BRF Hospital Holdings, LLC | $0 | $156,041 | 2,542 | Gallagher |
| Seaside Management LLC | $0 | $31,057 | 909 | Houchens Insurance Group, Inc. |
| Metro Aviation, Inc. | $0 | $255,533 | 809 | IMA Financial |
| McElroy Metal Inc. | $0 | $227,115 | 738 | TFG Financial Group Benefits, LLC |
| Ivan Smith Furniture Co., LLC | $0 | $87,413 | 673 | Totalis Consumer Benefit Solutions |
| Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 141 H & W Fund | $0 | — | 602 | — |
| Prolec GE USA | $0 | $235,949 | 449 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Automatic Payroll Systems, Inc. | $0 | $126,265 | 424 | Acrisure |
| Seaside Healthcare, Inc. | $0 | — | 418 | — |
| The Delta Pathology Group, L.L.C | $0 | $31,507 | 346 | Benefit Consultants of No |
| Intensive Specialty Hospital | $0 | $49,518 | 343 | Professional Group Plans Inc |
| Afs Logistics, LLC | $0 | $56,282 | 304 | Gallagher |
| Lifeshare Blood Center | $0 | $17,206 | 290 | TFG Financial Group Benefits |
| Sports South, LLC | $0 | $62,995 | 276 | Gallagher |
| Enterprise Computing Services, LLC | $0 | $167,244 | 262 | Palmer & Cay, LLC |
| Highland Clinic, Apmc | $0 | $135,064 | 228 | TGG Financial Group Benefits, LLC |
| Red Ball Oxygen Company, Inc | $0 | $39,653 | 216 | Horton Group Inc |
| Module X Solutions | $0 | $102,796 | 201 | Roach, Howard, Smith & Barton |
| Holy Angels Residential Facility | $0 | $93,340 | 197 | Fairway Partners, LLC |
| Linden Management LLC | $0 | $30,168 | 176 | Donald R Massad Apc |
| David Raines Community Health Center | $0 | $69,335 | 143 | Gallagher |
| Yokem Motors, LLC | $0 | $53,153 | 134 | TFG Financial Group Benefits, 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 Shreveport employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| TFG Financial Group Benefits LLC | $439,868 | 6 |
| Gallagher | $406,769 | 5 |
| Benefit Consultants of North la | $316,058 | 1 |
| IMA Financial | $255,533 | 1 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $236,787 | 2 |
| Palmer & Cay, LLC | $167,244 | 1 |
| Fairway Partners, LLC | $134,883 | 2 |
| Acrisure | $119,813 | 2 |
| Roach Howard Smith & Barton Inc | $102,796 | 1 |
| TGG Solutions | $90,804 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Shreveport 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.
| Shreveport | Louisiana | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 29 | 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 | $70,071 | $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, 29 Shreveport employers reported $3.1M in premiums and $2.4M in broker pay for 19,079 participants; in 2024 it was $1.6M and $3.0M for 18,747 participants (premiums −47.6%, broker pay +25.1%).
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 Shreveport employers pay health insurance brokers?
29 Shreveport employers reported $2,963,630 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 27 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Shreveport 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 Shreveport employer that disclosed broker pay reported $70,071.
Which Shreveport employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Gastrointestinal Specialists, Amc ($1.5M), Heard McElroy & Vestal, L.L.C. ($150,279), Willis-Knighton Medical Center ($0) lead. 25 Shreveport employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Shreveport?
By compensation reported by Shreveport employers, the largest brokers are TFG Financial Group Benefits LLC ($439,868, 6 plans), Gallagher ($406,769, 5 plans), Benefit Consultants of North la ($316,058, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company.
Are Shreveport employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 29 Shreveport employer plans, 11 are fully insured, 10 are self-funded and 8 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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