East Syracuse, New York employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
19 employers in East Syracuse, New York filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 10,011 participants. They reported $68M in insurance premiums and $2.1M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 55.9% and broker pay fell 52.4%.
Funding: 9 fully insured · 6 self-funded · 4 mixed. 10 of 19 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in East Syracuse
East Syracuse employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agri-Services Agency LLC | $36,240,964 | $33,809 | 2,412 | Agriservices Agency |
| Lotte Biologics USA, LLC | $6,747,888 | $177,777 | 440 | Mercer |
| Pinnacle Employee Services | $6,689,494 | $255,270 | 880 | OneDigital |
| Liberty Management Services, Inc | $6,064,480 | $155,029 | 832 | Kona HR Consulting Group LLC |
| United Radio, Inc. | $3,807,774 | $113,900 | 567 | Brown & Brown |
| The Widewaters Group | $2,377,325 | $101,803 | 249 | Haylor Freyer & Coon, Inc. |
| Comfort Systems USA (syracuse), Inc | $2,153,996 | $88,586 | 190 | Brown & Brown |
| Thompson and Johnson Equipment Co., Inc. | $1,569,802 | $86,250 | 176 | Haylor Freyer & Coon Inc |
| McIntosh Box & Pallet Co. Inc. | $1,186,862 | $57,278 | 134 | Brown & Brown |
| Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists | $673,828 | $132,753 | 510 | OneDigital |
| Armhr, LLC | $0 | $286,173 | 874 | Civello Insurance Consulting Group |
| Apex Employer Solutions of Florida I | $0 | $307,840 | 874 | Worksite Strategy Group LLC |
| Central New York Laborers' Health & Welfare Fund Board of Trustees | $0 | $3,542 | 509 | Bolton Partners, Inc. |
| Inficon, Inc. | $0 | $71,339 | 468 | Mercer |
| Hematology-Oncology Associates | $0 | $40,555 | 327 | Lawley |
| Board of Trustees Sheet Metal Workers Local 58 Welfare Fund | $0 | $29,910 | 175 | Env Insurance Agency LLC |
| Medical Management Resources, Inc. | $0 | $5,801 | 155 | Brown & Brown |
| RNDC New York LLC | $0 | $74,918 | 130 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Asbestos Workers Syracuse Welfare Fund | $0 | $29,835 | 109 | R. K. McKinnon Associates, Inc. |
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 East Syracuse employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| OneDigital | $381,618 | 2 |
| Brown & Brown | $264,382 | 4 |
| Mercer | $250,824 | 2 |
| Worksite Strategy Group LLC | $210,675 | 1 |
| Haylor Freyer & Coon, Inc. | $184,887 | 3 |
| Civello Insurance Consulting Group | $165,414 | 2 |
| Kona HR Consulting Group LLC | $155,029 | 1 |
| Lawley | $40,555 | 1 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $34,974 | 1 |
| Alterity Group LLC | $33,782 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
East Syracuse 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.
| East Syracuse | New York | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 19 | 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 | $86,250 | $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, 18 East Syracuse employers reported $153M in premiums and $4.3M in broker pay for 31,188 participants; in 2024 it was $68M and $2.1M for 10,011 participants (premiums −55.9%, broker pay −52.4%).
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 East Syracuse employers pay health insurance brokers?
19 East Syracuse employers reported $2,052,368 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 19 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in East Syracuse 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 East Syracuse employer that disclosed broker pay reported $86,250.
Which East Syracuse employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Agri-Services Agency LLC ($36M), Lotte Biologics USA, LLC ($6.7M), Pinnacle Employee Services ($6.7M) lead. 19 East Syracuse employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in East Syracuse?
By compensation reported by East Syracuse employers, the largest brokers are OneDigital ($381,618, 2 plans), Brown & Brown ($264,382, 4 plans), Mercer ($250,824, 2 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, Four Ever Life Ins Co., MVP Healthcare.
Are East Syracuse employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 19 East Syracuse employer plans, 9 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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