Bronx, New York employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
47 employers in Bronx, New York filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 33,101 participants. They reported $6.6M in insurance premiums and $5.3M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 159.0% and broker pay fell 10.7%.
Funding: 13 fully insured · 17 self-funded · 17 mixed. 34 of 47 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Bronx
Bronx employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Scholas, Inc. | $3,670,086 | $229,595 | 485 | Corporate Synergies |
| Family Life Academy Charter School | $1,751,101 | $133,797 | 284 | Corporate Synergies |
| Start Elevator LLC | $1,011,429 | $112,451 | 111 | Eka Brokerage Services, Inc. |
| Horace Mann School | $185,763 | $28,716 | 351 | Gallagher |
| Centers for Care LLC | $0 | — | 9,808 | — |
| Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc. | $0 | $75,158 | 2,429 | Gallagher |
| Fordham University | $0 | $133,431 | 2,288 | Mercer |
| Fresh Direct Holdings, Inc. | $0 | $95,777 | 2,002 | Lockton |
| Cooperative Home Care Associates, Inc. | $0 | $33,167 | 1,705 | Gallagher |
| Promesa, Inc. | $0 | — | 1,118 | — |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $0 | $153,723 | 1,100 | Gallagher |
| ST. Barnabas Hospital | $0 | $79,350 | 1,074 | Gallagher |
| Bronxcare Health System | $0 | $33,547 | 898 | Gallagher |
| Glacierpoint Enterprises, Inc. | $0 | $32,300 | 843 | Benefit Communication Inc |
| Northeast District Council of the Opcmia Welfare Fund | $0 | $935,011 | 831 | Thomas Dimattina |
| Urban Health Plan Inc. | $0 | — | 602 | — |
| Manhattan Beer Distributors LLC | $0 | $66,650 | 575 | The Medical Link LLC |
| Bronxworks, Inc. | $0 | $88,636 | 392 | USI Insurance Services |
| Riverdale Country School, Inc. | $0 | $251,628 | 384 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| The Bronx Defenders | $0 | $384,839 | 368 | Nj-World Insurance Associates |
| Vocational Instructional Project | $0 | $204,314 | 362 | Onegroup NY Inc |
| Argus Community Inc | $0 | $124,986 | 303 | OneDigital |
| Icahn Charter School 1 | $0 | $727 | 291 | Gallagher |
| The New York Botanical Garden | $0 | $699 | 279 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Morris Heights Health Center | $0 | $53,564 | 278 | Emerson Rogers 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 Bronx employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dimattina | $935,011 | 1 |
| Gallagher | $335,449 | 8 |
| Corporate Synergies | $306,531 | 2 |
| Professional Group Plans, Inc. | $306,528 | 8 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $298,876 | 4 |
| Nj-World Insurance Associates | $281,706 | 1 |
| Paul Donas LLC | $264,017 | 2 |
| Heller D C & Company Inc. | $209,974 | 1 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $162,209 | 1 |
| Baldi,john | $143,409 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Bronx against New York 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.
| Bronx | New York | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 47 | 3,508 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 2.9% – 4.3% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $88,636 | $85,893 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $10,907 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 28 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 51 Bronx employers reported $2.6M in premiums and $5.9M in broker pay for 32,265 participants; in 2024 it was $6.6M and $5.3M for 33,101 participants (premiums +159.0%, broker pay −10.7%).
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 Bronx employers pay health insurance brokers?
47 Bronx employers reported $5,274,872 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 43 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Bronx reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the New York median is 3.7% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Bronx employer that disclosed broker pay reported $88,636.
Which Bronx employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Per Scholas, Inc. ($3.7M), Family Life Academy Charter School ($1.8M), Start Elevator LLC ($1.0M) lead. 25 Bronx employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Bronx?
By compensation reported by Bronx employers, the largest brokers are Thomas Dimattina ($935,011, 1 plans), Gallagher ($335,449, 8 plans), Corporate Synergies ($306,531, 2 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Anthem Blue Cross.
Are Bronx employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 47 Bronx employer plans, 13 are fully insured, 17 are self-funded and 17 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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