Glen Allen, Virginia employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
33 employers in Glen Allen, Virginia filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 48,053 participants. They reported $7.9M in insurance premiums and $4.4M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 7.7% and broker pay fell 11.2%.
Funding: 2 fully insured · 13 self-funded · 18 mixed. 31 of 33 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Glen Allen
Glen Allen employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Systems, LLC | $3,481,581 | $1,091,197 | 5,707 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Patient First Corporation | $2,386,976 | $151,859 | 3,971 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Vba Benefits Corporation | $536,306 | $158,093 | 7,348 | Vba Benefits Corporation |
| Morton G. Thalhimer, Inc. | $353,888 | $6,456 | 280 | Mercer |
| Markel Service, Inc | $345,572 | $285,506 | 3,606 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Primis Bank | $308,179 | $30,811 | 420 | Willis Towers Watson |
| K Line America, Inc. | $188,369 | $279 | 160 | EPIC Insurance Brokers |
| Home Care Delivered | $168,578 | $187,659 | 264 | Mercer |
| Richmond National Services, Inc. | $142,440 | $80,498 | 140 | James a Scott & Son Inc |
| Owens & Minor , Inc. | $0 | $400,722 | 13,096 | Lockton |
| Genworth Financial, Inc | $0 | $167,664 | 3,459 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation | $0 | $368,393 | 1,660 | Mercer |
| Winebow | $0 | $108,433 | 1,436 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Virginia Baptist Homes, Inc. d/b/a Lifespire of Virginia | $0 | $57,681 | 812 | James a Scott & Son Inc |
| Pinnacle Living | $0 | $75,530 | 644 | James a Scott & Son Inc |
| Schnabel, Inc. | $0 | $29,071 | 521 | James a Scott & Son Inc |
| Page Associates Inc. | $0 | $178,483 | 520 | Hilb Group of Maryland |
| Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. | $0 | $42,472 | 488 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Weinstein Management Co., Inc. | $0 | $22,760 | 473 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Virginia Physicians, Inc. | $0 | $50,606 | 356 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Avertest LLC, | $0 | $8,236 | 337 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Empower Brands Franchising LLC | $0 | $120,917 | 332 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Tribute Bakery Acquisition LLC | $0 | $112,160 | 316 | USI Insurance Services |
| Trimech Acquisition Corp. | $0 | $133,401 | 265 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Capital Square Realty Advisors, LLC | $0 | $45,179 | 253 | James a Scott & Son Inc |
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 Glen Allen employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson | $1,506,932 | 4 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $657,032 | 10 |
| Mercer | $575,067 | 4 |
| Lockton | $485,629 | 2 |
| James a Scott & Son Inc | $292,511 | 7 |
| The Hilb Group of Maryland LLC | $178,483 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $122,792 | 2 |
| Vba Benefits Corporation | $110,427 | 1 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $87,034 | 3 |
| Pastrano, Jason | $80,763 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Glen Allen 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.
| Glen Allen | Virginia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 33 | 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 | $83,988 | $71,889 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | $6,864 | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 1 | 5 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 26 Glen Allen employers reported $8.6M in premiums and $5.0M in broker pay for 32,911 participants; in 2024 it was $7.9M and $4.4M for 48,053 participants (premiums −7.7%, broker pay −11.2%).
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 Glen Allen employers pay health insurance brokers?
33 Glen Allen employers reported $4,449,851 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 32 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Glen Allen 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 Glen Allen employer that disclosed broker pay reported $83,988.
Which Glen Allen employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Apex Systems, LLC ($3.5M), Patient First Corporation ($2.4M), Vba Benefits Corporation ($536,306) lead. 25 Glen Allen employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Glen Allen?
By compensation reported by Glen Allen employers, the largest brokers are Willis Towers Watson ($1.5M, 4 plans), Marsh McLennan Agency ($657,032, 10 plans), Mercer ($575,067, 4 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Anthem Health Plans of Virginia dba Anthem BCBS (g1605).
Are Glen Allen employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 33 Glen Allen employer plans, 2 are fully insured, 13 are self-funded and 18 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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