Hattiesburg, Mississippi employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
17 employers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 9,296 participants. They reported $16M in insurance premiums and $2.3M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 28.5% and broker pay rose 19.0%.
Funding: 7 fully insured · 6 self-funded · 4 mixed. 10 of 17 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The First Bancshares, Inc. | $7,028,900 | $297,948 | 1,066 | HUB International |
| Southern Development Resources, LLC | $2,242,851 | $186,676 | 219 | Cornett Group Inc |
| Hattiesburg Clinic PA | $2,068,413 | $462,275 | 2,477 | HUB International |
| Mayfair Management, LLC | $1,102,775 | $40,200 | 136 | Jack Harris |
| Claiborne Senior Living, LLC | $1,088,915 | $80,571 | 518 | Conner Gunn |
| Mississippi Tank and Manufacturing Company | $998,416 | $87,807 | 240 | Gallagher |
| E Cornell Malone Corporation | $773,117 | $46,859 | 188 | Chrissy Yelverton |
| Sunbelt Federal Credit Union | $580,290 | $43,814 | 104 | Ross & Yerger Insurance Inc |
| Parish Tractor Company LLC | $576,840 | $50,239 | 102 | Thomas G Montgomery |
| Hood Industries, Inc. | $0 | $117,448 | 1,081 | Gallagher |
| Jones Companies, LLC | $0 | $322,767 | 930 | Hays Companies |
| Hattiesburg Medical Park Management Corp | $0 | $33,581 | 628 | Cadence Insurance Inc. |
| Cooperative Energy | $0 | — | 508 | — |
| Roberts Company, Inc | $0 | $110,458 | 379 | Cadence Insurance Inc |
| Warren Paving, Inc. | $0 | $101,511 | 345 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative Inc | $0 | $182,159 | 263 | Lowery Insurance |
| Keithco Petroleum, Inc. | $0 | $136,862 | 112 | Clayton E Johnson Insurance |
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 Hattiesburg employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| HUB International | $597,980 | 2 |
| Gallagher | $205,182 | 4 |
| Hays Companies | $185,900 | 1 |
| The Lowery Group | $182,159 | 1 |
| Cadence Insurance Inc | $138,025 | 3 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $98,179 | 1 |
| Kevin Gardner | $94,680 | 1 |
| Cornett Group Inc | $91,166 | 1 |
| Bene Re LLC | $67,563 | 1 |
| Ann Marie Munn | $65,025 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Hattiesburg against Mississippi 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.
| Hattiesburg | Mississippi | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 17 | 257 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 2.9% – 4.7% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $105,985 | $66,846 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $4,335 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 2 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 16 Hattiesburg employers reported $13M in premiums and $1.9M in broker pay for 11,891 participants; in 2024 it was $16M and $2.3M for 9,296 participants (premiums +28.5%, broker pay +19.0%).
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 Hattiesburg employers pay health insurance brokers?
17 Hattiesburg employers reported $2,301,175 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 16 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Hattiesburg reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Mississippi median is 3.7% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Hattiesburg employer that disclosed broker pay reported $105,985.
Which Hattiesburg employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, The First Bancshares, Inc. ($7.0M), Southern Development Resources, LLC ($2.2M), Hattiesburg Clinic PA ($2.1M) lead. 17 Hattiesburg employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Hattiesburg?
By compensation reported by Hattiesburg employers, the largest brokers are HUB International ($597,980, 2 plans), Gallagher ($205,182, 4 plans), Hays Companies ($185,900, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MS, Inc., Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, a Mutual Insurance Company.
Are Hattiesburg employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 17 Hattiesburg employer plans, 7 are fully insured, 6 are self-funded and 4 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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