Alexandria, Virginia employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
70 employers in Alexandria, Virginia filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 38,828 participants. They reported $3.5M in insurance premiums and $7.1M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 47.6% and broker pay fell 4.2%.
Funding: 20 fully insured · 16 self-funded · 34 mixed. 50 of 70 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Alexandria
Alexandria employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Information System Security Certification Consortium | $1,794,871 | $153,693 | 212 | OneDigital |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology | $419,839 | $117,219 | 403 | HUB International |
| Transforce, Inc. | $365,573 | $415,000 | 795 | Gallagher |
| Parry Labs, LLC | $339,661 | $138,950 | 210 | Mercer |
| The Board of Trustees of the Catholic Charities USA Employee Welfare B | $233,353 | $105,703 | 2,934 | Cfa, LLC |
| MPR Associates Inc | $195,172 | $55,101 | 266 | Lockton |
| Association for Talent Development | $117,855 | $111,645 | 169 | Lockton |
| Bridgepoint Healthcare LLC | $26,769 | $239,229 | 641 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| United Way Worldwide | $10,714 | $109,705 | 145 | Mercer |
| Five Guys Enterprises, LLC | $0 | $127,126 | 12,032 | Lockton |
| DCS Corporation | $0 | $242,247 | 2,031 | Lockton |
| Vse Corporation | $0 | $75,299 | 1,983 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Modern Technology Solutions Inc. | $0 | $177,195 | 1,867 | Kelly & Associates Insurance Group |
| Institute for Defense Analyses | $0 | $165,231 | 1,580 | OneDigital |
| Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. | $0 | $76,126 | 988 | Lockton |
| Kearney & Company, P.C. | $0 | $29,536 | 969 | NFP |
| The Motley Fool Holdings, Inc. | $0 | $32,433 | 663 | Lockton |
| Calibre Systems, Inc. | $0 | $201,053 | 643 | USI Insurance Services |
| Michael and Son Services Inc | $0 | $81,867 | 590 | NFP |
| Mayvin Inc | $0 | $206,371 | 472 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Aptive Resources, LLC | $0 | $213,518 | 467 | The Baldwin Group |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | $0 | $192,863 | 456 | Digital Benefit Advisors |
| Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust Company | $0 | $167,051 | 396 | Silberstein Insurance Group, LLC |
| Society for Human Resource Management | $0 | $91,885 | 384 | Gallagher |
| Research Innovations Inc | $0 | $185,348 | 323 | 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 Alexandria employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Lockton | $865,201 | 9 |
| OneDigital | $728,132 | 9 |
| USI Insurance Services | $597,404 | 10 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $510,524 | 4 |
| Gallagher | $504,417 | 2 |
| The Baldwin Group | $316,346 | 3 |
| The Hilb Group of Maryland LLC | $297,893 | 4 |
| Mercer | $264,760 | 4 |
| Silberstein Insurance Group, LLC | $223,488 | 2 |
| Kelly & Associates Insurance Group | $198,805 | 3 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Alexandria against Virginia 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.
| Alexandria | Virginia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 70 | 1,613 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 4.6% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 3.2% – 6.4% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $103,249 | $71,889 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $6,864 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 5 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 78 Alexandria employers reported $6.7M in premiums and $7.5M in broker pay for 36,609 participants; in 2024 it was $3.5M and $7.1M for 38,828 participants (premiums −47.6%, broker pay −4.2%).
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 Alexandria employers pay health insurance brokers?
70 Alexandria employers reported $7,140,418 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 69 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Alexandria reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Virginia median is 4.6% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Alexandria employer that disclosed broker pay reported $103,249.
Which Alexandria employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, International Information System Security Certification Consortium ($1.8M), American Society of Clinical Oncology ($419,839), Transforce, Inc. ($365,573) lead. 25 Alexandria employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Alexandria?
By compensation reported by Alexandria employers, the largest brokers are Lockton ($865,201, 9 plans), OneDigital ($728,132, 9 plans), USI Insurance Services ($597,404, 10 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.
Are Alexandria employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 70 Alexandria employer plans, 20 are fully insured, 16 are self-funded and 34 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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