Farmers Branch, Texas employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
17 employers in Farmers Branch, Texas filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 19,633 participants. They reported $0 in insurance premiums and $2.5M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were unchanged and broker pay fell 5.9%.
Funding: 5 fully insured · 6 self-funded · 6 mixed. 12 of 17 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Farmers Branch
Farmers Branch employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employbridge Holding Company | $0 | $578,652 | 8,015 | Mercer |
| Varsity Brands Holding Co., Inc. | $0 | $286,565 | 5,323 | Holmes Murphy |
| BH Security, LLC | $0 | $26,580 | 1,215 | USI Insurance Services |
| Eyemart Express LLC | $0 | $273,502 | 1,203 | The Hays Group, Inc. |
| Iidon, Inc. | $0 | $66,042 | 799 | Higginbotham |
| Pack Automotive Group | $0 | $194,297 | 521 | Ryan Benefits Inc |
| Loloi Inc. | $0 | $130,245 | 518 | USI Insurance Services |
| Womack Group, LLC | $0 | $68,875 | 425 | Holmes Murphy |
| Shearer Supply, LLC | $0 | $301,508 | 307 | GBMB Insurance Agency LLC |
| Hyphen Solutions, LLC | $0 | $101,240 | 240 | Brinson Benefits Inc. |
| Tib, N. A. | $0 | $49,223 | 226 | USI Insurance Services |
| Famsa, Inc. | $0 | $70,324 | 211 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Ryan Building Group, Inc. | $0 | $115,002 | 150 | The Horton Group Inc. |
| Assist Point Inc. | $0 | $36,902 | 127 | Higginbotham |
| Viatech Publishing Solutions, Inc. | $0 | $81,837 | 124 | Digital Benefit Advisors |
| Centurion American Custom Homes, Inc. | $0 | $44,545 | 117 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Groves Electrical Service, Inc. | $0 | $72,494 | 112 | Gallagher |
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 Farmers Branch employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | $554,260 | 1 |
| Holmes Murphy | $263,793 | 2 |
| USI Insurance Services | $202,897 | 3 |
| Ryan Benefits Inc | $194,297 | 1 |
| The Hays Group Inc | $131,216 | 1 |
| Higginbotham | $118,653 | 3 |
| GBMB Insurance Agency LLC | $112,792 | 1 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $100,843 | 2 |
| Patriot Growth | $100,332 | 1 |
| Avant Specialty Benefits LLC | $87,685 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Farmers Branch against Texas 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.
| Farmers Branch | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 17 | 4,926 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 5.6% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 2.7% – 6.0% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $81,837 | $86,351 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $6,089 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 22 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 17 Farmers Branch employers reported $14,971 in premiums and $2.7M in broker pay for 22,855 participants; in 2024 it was $0 and $2.5M for 19,633 participants (broker pay −5.9%).
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 Farmers Branch employers pay health insurance brokers?
17 Farmers Branch employers reported $2,497,833 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 Farmers Branch reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Texas median is 5.6% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Farmers Branch employer that disclosed broker pay reported $81,837.
Which Farmers Branch employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Employbridge Holding Company ($0), Varsity Brands Holding Co., Inc. ($0), BH Security, LLC ($0) lead. 17 Farmers Branch employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Farmers Branch?
By compensation reported by Farmers Branch employers, the largest brokers are Mercer ($554,260, 1 plans), Holmes Murphy ($263,793, 2 plans), USI Insurance Services ($202,897, 3 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, HMSA.
Are Farmers Branch employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 17 Farmers Branch employer plans, 5 are fully insured, 6 are self-funded and 6 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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