Eden Prairie, Minnesota employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
53 employers in Eden Prairie, Minnesota filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 59,620 participants. They reported $515,694 in insurance premiums and $5.6M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 6.6% and broker pay rose 17.5%.
Funding: 6 fully insured · 27 self-funded · 20 mixed. 47 of 53 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulay PLLP | $216,956 | $120,965 | 238 | USI Insurance Services |
| Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropic Services, LLC | $185,045 | $173,149 | 114 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Sabis Educational Systems, Inc. | $113,693 | $45,966 | 166 | Gallagher |
| Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc. | $0 | $404,367 | 8,215 | Holmes Murphy |
| C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | $0 | $245,095 | 7,904 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Winnebago Industries, Inc. | $0 | $415,097 | 6,606 | Lockton |
| Agiliti Health, Inc. | $0 | $101,775 | 5,939 | Aon |
| Homeservices of America, Inc. | $0 | $51,169 | 5,655 | Aon |
| Optum Medical Services, PC | $0 | $768,947 | 3,146 | Lockton |
| Tennant Company | $0 | $111,393 | 1,870 | Mercer |
| Starkey Laboratories, Inc. | $0 | $220,421 | 1,473 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Fortra, LLC | $0 | $518,858 | 1,388 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Sunopta Foods Inc. | $0 | $112,840 | 1,175 | Brown & Brown |
| Milk Specialties Global Company | $0 | $86,234 | 1,121 | Hays Companies |
| Stratasys, Inc. | $0 | $7,285 | 914 | Brown & Brown |
| E.A. Sween Company | $0 | $37,961 | 894 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| American Baptist Homes of the Midwest | $0 | $77,990 | 858 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| BLST Operating Company, LLC | $0 | $19,851 | 857 | Gallagher |
| Kldiscovery Holdings Inc. | $0 | $33,565 | 796 | Lockton |
| Avi Systems, Inc. | $0 | $121,482 | 784 | Lockton |
| Fabcon Companies, L.L.C. | $0 | $10,686 | 775 | Mercer |
| Northland Hearing Centers, Inc. | $0 | $198,301 | 678 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Grain Millers Inc | $0 | $38,321 | 649 | NFP |
| Abc of MN Consortium Health Plan | $0 | $283,480 | 571 | North Risk Partners, LLC |
| Paca, Inc. | $0 | $44,643 | 426 | Brown & Brown |
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 Eden Prairie employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $1,543,557 | 12 |
| Lockton | $1,134,192 | 4 |
| Holmes Murphy | $528,147 | 5 |
| USI Insurance Services | $324,827 | 7 |
| Brown & Brown | $310,928 | 7 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $255,818 | 2 |
| Mercer | $224,084 | 5 |
| North Risk Partners LLC | $185,005 | 1 |
| Forester Benefits Management LLC | $175,615 | 1 |
| Aon | $135,068 | 3 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Eden Prairie against Minnesota 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.
| Eden Prairie | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 53 | 1,318 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 5.0% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 3.6% – 5.9% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $63,014 | $58,196 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | n/a | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 3 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 51 Eden Prairie employers reported $483,963 in premiums and $4.8M in broker pay for 54,846 participants; in 2024 it was $515,694 and $5.6M for 59,620 participants (premiums +6.6%, broker pay +17.5%).
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 Eden Prairie employers pay health insurance brokers?
53 Eden Prairie employers reported $5,628,828 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 51 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Eden Prairie reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Minnesota median is 5.0% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Eden Prairie employer that disclosed broker pay reported $63,014.
Which Eden Prairie employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Boulay PLLP ($216,956), Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropic Services, LLC ($185,045), Sabis Educational Systems, Inc. ($113,693) lead. 25 Eden Prairie employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Eden Prairie?
By compensation reported by Eden Prairie employers, the largest brokers are Marsh McLennan Agency ($1.5M, 12 plans), Lockton ($1.1M, 4 plans), Holmes Murphy ($528,147, 5 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Blue Plus, Benchmark Insurance Company, Medica Insurance Company.
Are Eden Prairie employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 53 Eden Prairie employer plans, 6 are fully insured, 27 are self-funded and 20 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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