Bothell, Washington employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
17 employers in Bothell, Washington filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 53,345 participants. They reported $15M in insurance premiums and $684,993 in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 9.5% and broker pay fell 46.3%.
Funding: 3 fully insured · 8 self-funded · 6 mixed. 14 of 17 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Bothell
Bothell employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Laborers-Employers Health & Se Board of Trustees | $8,915,706 | — | 10,032 | — |
| Board of Trustees, Sound Health & Wellness Trust | $4,001,741 | — | 35,175 | — |
| Cascade Drilling, LP | $480,495 | $59,410 | 757 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Romac Industries, Inc. | $347,591 | $11,074 | 537 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Alpha Supported Living Services | $346,250 | $20,723 | 492 | Gallagher |
| Cjok, Inc. dba Rairdon Auto Group | $274,852 | $72,746 | 409 | AssuredPartners |
| Board of Trustees, IBEW Lo 191 Health and Welfare TR | $229,227 | $72,045 | 2,092 | Dimartino Associates |
| Biolife Solutions | $181,019 | $14,575 | 289 | USI Insurance Services |
| Rh2 Engineering Inc | $174,023 | $130,962 | 132 | Acrisure |
| Keywords US Holdings, Inc | $65,501 | $51,200 | 716 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Qualstar Credit Union | $26,682 | $61,567 | 126 | Brown & Brown |
| Agc Biologics, Inc. | $0 | $26,641 | 966 | USI Insurance Services |
| DTG Enterprises Inc. | $0 | $24,294 | 568 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Cascade Living Group, Inc. | $0 | — | 545 | — |
| Advanced Interior Services, Inc. | $0 | $54,295 | 228 | Bell-Anderson Agency Inc |
| Fast Water Heater | $0 | $11,017 | 165 | USI Insurance Services |
| Pivotal Communications Inc | $0 | $74,444 | 116 | Parker Smith & Feek 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 Bothell employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Alliant Insurance Services | $104,867 | 4 |
| Acrisure | $103,395 | 2 |
| Brown & Brown | $89,411 | 2 |
| Parker Smith & Feek Inc. | $73,655 | 1 |
| Bell Anderson Agency Inc | $71,627 | 2 |
| AssuredPartners | $58,212 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $52,233 | 3 |
| Dimartino Associates | $44,201 | 1 |
| HUB International | $23,914 | 1 |
| Gallagher | $20,723 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Bothell against Washington 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.
| Bothell | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 17 | 1,423 | 58,547 |
| Median commission rate | n/a | 1.3% | 3.8% |
| Middle half of rates | n/a | 0.6% – 3.1% | 2.7% – 5.0% |
| Median broker pay per employer | $52,748 | $40,089 | $72,628 |
| Medical premium per covered person | n/a | n/a | $7,274 |
| Plans reporting no commission | 0 | 5 | 933 |
Year over year. In plan year 2023, 22 Bothell employers reported $17M in premiums and $1.3M in broker pay for 64,653 participants; in 2024 it was $15M and $684,993 for 53,345 participants (premiums −9.5%, broker pay −46.3%).
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 Bothell employers pay health insurance brokers?
17 Bothell employers reported $684,993 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 14 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Bothell reported premium to compute a stable commission rate; the Washington median is 1.3% and the U.S. median is 3.8%. In dollars, the median Bothell employer that disclosed broker pay reported $52,748.
Which Bothell employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Northwest Laborers-Employers Health & Se Board of Trustees ($8.9M), Board of Trustees, Sound Health & Wellness Trust ($4.0M), Cascade Drilling, LP ($480,495) lead. 17 Bothell employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Bothell?
By compensation reported by Bothell employers, the largest brokers are Alliant Insurance Services ($104,867, 4 plans), Acrisure ($103,395, 2 plans), Brown & Brown ($89,411, 2 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Premera Blue Cross, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc..
Are Bothell employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 17 Bothell employer plans, 3 are fully insured, 8 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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