Greenville, South Carolina employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
92 employers in Greenville, South Carolina filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 94,087 participants. They reported $144M in insurance premiums and $20M in broker commissions and fees. The median broker rate on commission-paying, fully insured medical plans was 3.9% of premium, against 3.9% across South Carolina and 3.8% nationally. Against 2023, premiums were down 6.5% and broker pay rose 17.4%.
Funding: 24 fully insured · 38 self-funded · 30 mixed. 68 of 92 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Greenville
Greenville employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisma Health | $28,957,104 | $6,210,946 | 21,951 | Gallagher |
| Propel Peo, Inc | $24,783,336 | $1,744,882 | 2,121 | James a Scott & Son Inc |
| Obhg Management Services, LLC | $13,967,599 | $559,832 | 842 | Lockton |
| Furman University | $12,552,406 | $156,804 | 901 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Colinx, LLC | $7,131,609 | $321,716 | 930 | Employee Benefit Specialists LLC |
| Global Lending Services LLC | $5,868,443 | $244,655 | 995 | USI Insurance Services |
| Auro Hotels Management, LLC | $4,760,232 | $203,505 | 497 | Gallagher |
| American Equipment Company, Inc. | $4,313,591 | $241,939 | 312 | Mercer |
| Michelin North America, Inc. | $4,146,654 | $1,466,821 | 18,387 | Buck |
| Treatment Centers Holdco LLC | $4,069,776 | $291,266 | 411 | Forum Benefits Inc |
| The Sunshine House, Inc. | $3,810,347 | $205,906 | 506 | Howard Einstein |
| Tribe 513, P.A. | $3,192,801 | $256,781 | 491 | Hilb Group of South Carolina |
| Pacolet Milliken, LLC | $2,995,242 | $160,469 | 167 | Rosenfeld Einstein |
| BWT, LLC | $2,864,456 | $130,908 | 328 | Lockton |
| Industrial Project Innovation, LLC | $2,546,707 | $192,651 | 185 | Howard Einstein |
| Progress Lighting, LLC | $1,925,322 | $146,687 | 219 | Lockton |
| Precision Valve Corporation | $1,900,796 | $17,794 | 175 | Lockton |
| Dority & Manning, P.A. | $1,894,827 | $120,641 | 134 | William Stewart |
| Bertrandt US, Inc. | $1,733,336 | $79,760 | 353 | NFP |
| Span Packaging Services LLC | $1,398,770 | $68,707 | 115 | Gallagher |
| Upstate Senior Living, Inc. | $1,249,383 | $68,625 | 141 | Broker Not Provided |
| South Carolina Legal Services | $1,221,398 | $3,696 | 108 | Forum Benefits, Incorporated |
| GSP Transportation, Inc. | $1,151,126 | $71,125 | 144 | The Cason Group, Incorporated |
| Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. | $1,118,799 | $114,671 | 257 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Formel D USA, Inc. | $1,091,477 | $93,152 | 256 | Alliant 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 Greenville employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Gallagher | $4,502,289 | 9 |
| Aon | $2,620,441 | 5 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $1,705,772 | 23 |
| Lockton | $1,149,379 | 8 |
| Mercer | $1,103,557 | 5 |
| James a Scott & Son Inc | $1,009,635 | 2 |
| USI Insurance Services | $971,944 | 8 |
| Finley Stokes Insurance Agency Inc. | $581,430 | 1 |
| Buck | $516,965 | 1 |
| Acrisure | $451,058 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Greenville against South 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.
| Greenville | South Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 92 | 612 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | 3.9% (19 plans) | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | 2.8% – 5.4% | 2.7% – 4.4% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $79,760 | $73,727 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | $10,333 | $10,873 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 3 | 37 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 101 Greenville employers reported $155M in premiums and $17M in broker pay for 98,092 participants; in 2024 it was $144M and $20M for 94,087 participants (premiums −6.5%, broker pay +17.4%).
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 Greenville employers pay health insurance brokers?
92 Greenville employers reported $20,360,186 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 85 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Among 19 commission-paying, fully insured medical plans, the median broker rate was 3.9% of premium, 0.0 points above the South Carolina median of 3.9% and 0.1 points above the U.S. median of 3.8%. In dollars, the median Greenville employer that disclosed broker pay reported $79,760.
Which Greenville employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Prisma Health ($29M), Propel Peo, Inc ($25M), Obhg Management Services, LLC ($14M) lead. 25 Greenville employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Greenville?
By compensation reported by Greenville employers, the largest brokers are Gallagher ($4.5M, 9 plans), Aon ($2.6M, 5 plans), Marsh McLennan Agency ($1.7M, 23 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, Bluechoice Healthplan, Bluechoice Healthplan South Carolina.
Are Greenville employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 92 Greenville employer plans, 24 are fully insured, 38 are self-funded and 30 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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