Burlington, North Carolina employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
17 employers in Burlington, North Carolina filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 57,992 participants. They reported $740,094 in insurance premiums and $2.0M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 80.9% and broker pay fell 1.2%.
Funding: 4 fully insured · 5 self-funded · 8 mixed. 13 of 17 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Burlington
Burlington employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Concrete Co. Inc. | $340,776 | $117,664 | 376 | Blake V Weller |
| BW Wings Management LLC | $217,750 | $8,772 | 104 | RSC Insurance Brokerage Inc |
| Lutheran Retirement Ministries of Alamance County, NC | $131,092 | $49,158 | 286 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Meredith Webb Printing Company | $50,476 | $44,357 | 103 | Mitchell Ellis |
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | $0 | $976,829 | 52,978 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Glen Raven, Inc | $0 | $145,492 | 1,489 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Impact Fulfillment Services, LLC | $0 | $71,211 | 844 | Blake Weller |
| Kernodle Clinic, Inc. | $0 | $204,991 | 386 | Scott Benefit Services |
| National on Demand | $0 | $48,172 | 311 | Mercer |
| Triangle Grading & Paving, Inc/Carolina Heavy Haulers | $0 | $69,461 | 170 | Sia Group Inc |
| Registry Partners Inc | $0 | $102,258 | 155 | HUB International |
| Aero Group Holdings, LLC | $0 | $2,483 | 146 | Williford Insurance Group |
| Alamance Foods, Inc. | $0 | $72,920 | 145 | Blake Weller |
| North State Dental Partners, Inc. | $0 | $35,443 | 139 | Wendy B Pace |
| Ralph Scott Lifeservices, Inc. | $0 | $13,154 | 137 | HUB International |
| Carolina Hosiery Mills, Inc. | $0 | $10,443 | 119 | HUB International |
| Shawmut Infinite, LLC | $0 | $9,876 | 104 | Foundation Risk Partners |
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 Burlington employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson | $1,058,520 | 2 |
| HUB International | $181,864 | 5 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $160,560 | 5 |
| Scott Benefit Services | $93,135 | 1 |
| Blake V Weller | $79,345 | 1 |
| Blake Weller | $72,870 | 2 |
| James a Scott & Son Inc | $68,939 | 1 |
| Sia Group Inc | $64,882 | 1 |
| Mercer | $43,437 | 1 |
| Aon | $20,288 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Burlington against North Carolina 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.
| Burlington | North Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 17 | 1,587 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 4.5% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 2.8% – 7.0% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $49,158 | $64,516 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $5,949 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 1 | 12 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 17 Burlington employers reported $3.9M in premiums and $2.0M in broker pay for 61,204 participants; in 2024 it was $740,094 and $2.0M for 57,992 participants (premiums −80.9%, broker pay −1.2%).
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 Burlington employers pay health insurance brokers?
17 Burlington employers reported $1,982,684 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 17 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Burlington reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the North Carolina median is 4.5% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Burlington employer that disclosed broker pay reported $49,158.
Which Burlington employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Chandler Concrete Co. Inc. ($340,776), BW Wings Management LLC ($217,750), Lutheran Retirement Ministries of Alamance County, NC ($131,092) lead. 17 Burlington employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Burlington?
By compensation reported by Burlington employers, the largest brokers are Willis Towers Watson ($1.1M, 2 plans), HUB International ($181,864, 5 plans), Marsh McLennan Agency ($160,560, 5 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company.
Are Burlington employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 17 Burlington employer plans, 4 are fully insured, 5 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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