Tyler, Texas employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
24 employers in Tyler, Texas filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 14,885 participants. They reported $1.2M in insurance premiums and $2.6M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 54.0% and broker pay fell 9.0%.
Funding: 10 fully insured · 12 self-funded · 2 mixed. 14 of 24 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Tyler
Tyler employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice Health at Home, LLC | $964,737 | $274,843 | 465 | NFP |
| Rehab Pro LP | $120,895 | $36,145 | 238 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Ema Engineering & Consulting, Inc. | $112,162 | $33,964 | 221 | Higginbotham |
| Brookshire Grocery Company | $0 | $522,912 | 5,545 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| John Soules Foods, Inc. | $0 | $258,855 | 1,712 | Rachel Bagwell Means |
| Cavender Stores, L.P. | $0 | $221,588 | 1,504 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Southside Bancshares, Inc. | $0 | $6,565 | 722 | Frost Insurance Agency Inc |
| Mewbourne Oil Company | $0 | $76,990 | 711 | Lockton |
| Peltier Enerprises Inc | $0 | $166,718 | 510 | Vonda McFarland |
| Texas Spine and Joint Hospital | $0 | $8,479 | 478 | Healthfirst Inc |
| Heartland Security Insurance Group | $0 | $112,619 | 456 | Hibbs-Hallmark & Company |
| Techserv Consulting & Training LTD | $0 | $112,166 | 426 | Stealth Partner Group LLC |
| Visionary Practice Management Services, LLC | $0 | $118,669 | 274 | Customized Employee Benefit Plans |
| Rex Hide, Inc. | $0 | $137,650 | 261 | HUB International |
| Goodwill Industries of East Texas | $0 | $59,715 | 189 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Tyler Family Circle of Care | $0 | $117,582 | 178 | Higginbotham |
| Hospice of East Texas | $0 | $54,790 | 160 | HUB International |
| GG Distributing LLC | $0 | — | 134 | — |
| Tyler Motor Company, Inc. | $0 | $64,387 | 134 | USI Insurance Services |
| Flowers Baking Company of Tyler LLC | $0 | — | 123 | — |
| Vme Services, LLC | $0 | $54,169 | 117 | Insurica TX Insurance Services Inc |
| Lone Star Hazmat Response, LLC | $0 | $19,212 | 112 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Faulconer Energy, LLC | $0 | $113,468 | 111 | Higginbotham |
| M Chest Institutional Pharmacy Group, LLC | $0 | $5,099 | 104 | 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 Tyler employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $824,811 | 4 |
| Higginbotham | $258,887 | 3 |
| NFP | $255,206 | 1 |
| Vonda McFarland | $166,498 | 1 |
| HUB International | $160,021 | 3 |
| Rachel Bagwell Means | $149,256 | 1 |
| Customized Employee Benefit Plans | $118,669 | 1 |
| Hibbs-Hallmark & Company | $112,619 | 1 |
| Threlkeld Benefit Partners LLC | $77,175 | 1 |
| Lockton | $76,833 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Tyler 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.
| Tyler | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 24 | 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 | $94,578 | $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, 24 Tyler employers reported $2.6M in premiums and $2.8M in broker pay for 14,179 participants; in 2024 it was $1.2M and $2.6M for 14,885 participants (premiums −54.0%, broker pay −9.0%).
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 Tyler employers pay health insurance brokers?
24 Tyler employers reported $2,576,585 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 22 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Tyler 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 Tyler employer that disclosed broker pay reported $94,578.
Which Tyler employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Choice Health at Home, LLC ($964,737), Rehab Pro LP ($120,895), Ema Engineering & Consulting, Inc. ($112,162) lead. 24 Tyler employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Tyler?
By compensation reported by Tyler employers, the largest brokers are Marsh McLennan Agency ($824,811, 4 plans), Higginbotham ($258,887, 3 plans), NFP ($255,206, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Health Care Service Corporation, Bluecross Blueshield of Texas, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company.
Are Tyler employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 24 Tyler employer plans, 10 are fully insured, 12 are self-funded and 2 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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