Solon, Ohio employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
22 employers in Solon, Ohio filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 48,431 participants. They reported $23M in insurance premiums and $1.4M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 35.3% and broker pay fell 4.4%.
Funding: 8 fully insured · 6 self-funded · 8 mixed. 14 of 22 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Solon
Solon employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle USA, Inc. Attn Health & Welfare | $10,997,409 | $510,091 | 36,323 | Lockton |
| Gardiner Service Company | $3,322,726 | $106,850 | 261 | Gallagher |
| Bird Technologies Group Inc. | $2,041,618 | $89,384 | 172 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Tarkett Finance, Inc. | $1,684,192 | $43,366 | 2,173 | USI Insurance Services |
| Co-Ax Technology, Inc | $1,578,101 | $86,946 | 184 | The Fedeli Group LLC |
| Efficient Collaborative Retail MKT | $1,348,542 | $47,056 | 139 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Shankman & Associates, Inc. | $988,567 | $47,806 | 111 | Althans Insurance Agency Inc |
| Hunter Defense Technologies, Inc. | $350,986 | $33,782 | 778 | NFP |
| Mri Software LLC | $139,271 | $379 | 1,174 | Img |
| Rize Home, LLC | $75,729 | $25,885 | 108 | Gallagher |
| Associates Health Trust | $0 | — | 4,121 | — |
| Gama Aviation Engineering, Inc. | $0 | — | 874 | — |
| Advanced Lighting Technologies, LLC | $0 | $52 | 463 | Centro Benefits Research LLC |
| Brennan Industries Inc. | $0 | $5,095 | 257 | The Benefit Source Inc |
| Pressco Technology, Inc. | $0 | $19,493 | 244 | Gallagher |
| Adhawk Inc. dba Broadlume | $0 | $25,534 | 234 | RSC Insurance Broker. Inc |
| Valtronic Technologies (USA), Inc. | $0 | $24,445 | 156 | Magis Advisory Group, LLC |
| Kirkwood Holding Inc. | $0 | $50,917 | 144 | USI Insurance Services |
| MP Biomedicals, LLC | $0 | $55,773 | 139 | Gallagher |
| Zircoa, Inc. | $0 | $96,329 | 131 | AssuredPartners |
| MFS Supply, LLC | $0 | $48,844 | 130 | The Fedeli Group |
| Vintage Wine Distributor, Inc. | $0 | $62,320 | 115 | USI Insurance Services |
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 Solon employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Lockton | $386,580 | 2 |
| Gallagher | $198,523 | 4 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $136,354 | 4 |
| USI Insurance Services | $130,035 | 3 |
| The Fedeli Group | $125,747 | 2 |
| Mountain West Seriers of Lockton Co | $123,434 | 1 |
| AssuredPartners | $89,157 | 1 |
| Althans Insurance Agency Inc | $47,777 | 1 |
| NFP | $33,768 | 1 |
| Magis Advisory Group LLC | $19,343 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Solon against Ohio 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.
| Solon | Ohio | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 22 | 2,404 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 2.5% – 4.7% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $47,431 | $56,081 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $11,620 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 1 | 17 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 20 Solon employers reported $35M in premiums and $1.4M in broker pay for 51,632 participants; in 2024 it was $23M and $1.4M for 48,431 participants (premiums −35.3%, broker pay −4.4%).
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 Solon employers pay health insurance brokers?
22 Solon employers reported $1,380,347 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 20 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Solon reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Ohio median is 3.5% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Solon employer that disclosed broker pay reported $47,431.
Which Solon employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Nestle USA, Inc. Attn Health & Welfare ($11M), Gardiner Service Company ($3.3M), Bird Technologies Group Inc. ($2.0M) lead. 22 Solon employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Solon?
By compensation reported by Solon employers, the largest brokers are Lockton ($386,580, 2 plans), Gallagher ($198,523, 4 plans), Willis Towers Watson ($136,354, 4 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Medical Mutual, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
Are Solon employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 22 Solon employer plans, 8 are fully insured, 6 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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