Grapevine, Texas employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
27 employers in Grapevine, Texas filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 29,210 participants. They reported $17M in insurance premiums and $5.9M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 46.6% and broker pay rose 18.8%.
Funding: 8 fully insured · 10 self-funded · 9 mixed. 19 of 27 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Grapevine
Grapevine employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamestop Corp | $17,035,925 | $1,237,888 | 5,164 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Coury Hospitality, LLC | $230,533 | $31,232 | 798 | Lockton |
| Suveto, LLC | $2,487 | $475,905 | 1,571 | NFP |
| Menzies Aviation USA, Inc | $0 | $664,856 | 7,601 | Lockton |
| Southland Holdings, LLC | $0 | $806,991 | 1,873 | USI Insurance Services |
| PSL Associates, LLC | $0 | $211,762 | 1,671 | USI Insurance Services |
| Classic Chevrolet, Inc. | $0 | $184,355 | 1,596 | Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC |
| Kubota Tractor Corporation | $0 | $160,403 | 1,447 | Lockton |
| TNTX, LLC | $0 | $255,199 | 998 | USI Insurance Services |
| Freeman Financial Company | $0 | $112,597 | 997 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| SMS Infocomm Corporation | $0 | $684,541 | 950 | Big Benefit Corp |
| Maxum Petroleum, Inc. | $0 | $74,065 | 730 | Lockton |
| MBD GP LLC | $0 | $28,692 | 509 | Gallagher |
| D L Rogers Corporation | $0 | — | 455 | — |
| Global Iid Parent, LLC | $0 | $4,405 | 446 | Acrisure |
| Grubbs Infiniti, LTD. | $0 | $53,781 | 398 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Earthbound Holding, LLC | $0 | $95,422 | 308 | Frost Insurance Agency Inc |
| Solo Brands LLC | $0 | $172,399 | 308 | Shepard and Walton Life Insurance |
| Southern Innovations, LLC | $0 | $126,992 | 233 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| The Trade Group Management, LLC | $0 | $114,587 | 230 | Gallagher |
| HMH Lifestyles, LP | $0 | $72,849 | 177 | Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, LLC |
| J&M Family Management | $0 | $60,896 | 143 | Higginbotham |
| Dallas-Pwd, LLC | $0 | $28,661 | 134 | Hays Companies |
| Buchanan Technologies | $0 | $119,875 | 125 | USI Insurance Services |
| Patriot Mobile LLC | $0 | $83,613 | 118 | HUB International |
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 Grapevine employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| EPIC Insurance Brokers | $1,211,653 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $1,096,031 | 4 |
| Lockton | $944,960 | 5 |
| Big Benefits | $461,073 | 1 |
| NFP | $417,779 | 1 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $288,864 | 3 |
| Gallagher | $186,379 | 4 |
| Shepard & Walton Life Insurance Age | $172,399 | 1 |
| Gis Benefits Inc | $150,980 | 2 |
| Hotchkiss Insurance Agency LLC | $133,266 | 2 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Grapevine 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.
| Grapevine | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 27 | 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 | $114,587 | $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, 26 Grapevine employers reported $12M in premiums and $5.0M in broker pay for 29,376 participants; in 2024 it was $17M and $5.9M for 29,210 participants (premiums +46.6%, broker pay +18.8%).
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 Grapevine employers pay health insurance brokers?
27 Grapevine employers reported $5,936,619 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 25 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Grapevine 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 Grapevine employer that disclosed broker pay reported $114,587.
Which Grapevine employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Gamestop Corp ($17M), Coury Hospitality, LLC ($230,533), Suveto, LLC ($2,487) lead. 25 Grapevine employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Grapevine?
By compensation reported by Grapevine employers, the largest brokers are EPIC Insurance Brokers ($1.2M, 1 plans), USI Insurance Services ($1.1M, 4 plans), Lockton ($944,960, 5 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Curative Insurance Company, Teladoc, Cigna Health.
Are Grapevine employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 27 Grapevine employer plans, 8 are fully insured, 10 are self-funded and 9 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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