Everett, Washington employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
35 employers in Everett, Washington filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 19,752 participants. They reported $2.6M in insurance premiums and $2.3M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 12.4% and broker pay rose 18.7%.
Funding: 8 fully insured · 13 self-funded · 14 mixed. 27 of 35 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Everett
Everett employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortive Corporation | $1,431,093 | $182,279 | 10,076 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Compass Health | $450,770 | $246,141 | 586 | Sprague, Israel, Giles Inc. |
| Allied Telesis, Inc. | $197,586 | $58,471 | 160 | Gallagher |
| Puget Sound Kidney Centers | $151,763 | $14,328 | 228 | Gallagher |
| Magnix USA, Inc. | $147,536 | $102,752 | 104 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Evergreen Recovery Centers | $100,108 | $90,268 | 157 | HUB International |
| Sound Publishing, Inc. | $95,735 | $9,960 | 211 | Gallagher |
| Western Washington Medical Group | $41,812 | $29,565 | 380 | USI Insurance Services |
| Funko, LLC | $0 | $123,775 | 1,027 | USI Insurance Services |
| Aviation Technical Services, Inc. | $0 | $17,948 | 959 | HUB International |
| Community Health Center of Snohomish County | $0 | $11,886 | 597 | USI Insurance Services |
| Sunrise Services, Inc. | $0 | $33,179 | 523 | Lockton |
| Coastal Community Bank | $0 | $42,701 | 496 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Ring & Pinion Service Inc. | $0 | $164,158 | 487 | Aon |
| Hoban and Associates, Inc. | $0 | — | 311 | — |
| Jamco America, Inc. | $0 | $21,170 | 293 | Gallagher |
| Platinum Nine Holdings, LLC | $0 | $19,271 | 275 | HUB International |
| Vision Profile Extrusions USA Limited | $0 | $28,111 | 227 | Gallagher |
| Sight Partners, LLC | $0 | $120,909 | 224 | Parker Smith & Feek Inc. |
| Verstela, a Terra Services LLC. Company | $0 | $122,314 | 222 | Lockton |
| Qualitel Corporation | $0 | $79,644 | 220 | Parker Smith & Feek Inc. |
| Helion Energy | $0 | $167,755 | 219 | AssuredPartners |
| Gamus LLC | $0 | $109,909 | 218 | Executive Global Insurance LLC |
| K&H Printers-Lithographers, Inc. | $0 | $71,302 | 162 | The Baldwin Group |
| Achilles USA, Inc. | $0 | $25,526 | 159 | The Baldwin Group |
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 Everett employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Smith & Feek Inc. | $255,623 | 4 |
| Sprague, Israel, Giles, Inc. | $197,674 | 1 |
| Willis Towers Watson | $182,279 | 1 |
| AssuredPartners | $166,496 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $165,097 | 3 |
| Aon | $160,994 | 1 |
| HUB International | $160,947 | 4 |
| Lockton | $148,700 | 3 |
| Gallagher | $129,410 | 5 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $128,371 | 2 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Everett 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.
| Everett | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 35 | 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 | $62,260 | $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, 30 Everett employers reported $2.3M in premiums and $1.9M in broker pay for 18,599 participants; in 2024 it was $2.6M and $2.3M for 19,752 participants (premiums +12.4%, broker pay +18.7%).
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 Everett employers pay health insurance brokers?
35 Everett employers reported $2,264,552 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 31 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Everett 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 Everett employer that disclosed broker pay reported $62,260.
Which Everett employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Fortive Corporation ($1.4M), Compass Health ($450,770), Allied Telesis, Inc. ($197,586) lead. 25 Everett employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Everett?
By compensation reported by Everett employers, the largest brokers are Parker Smith & Feek Inc. ($255,623, 4 plans), Sprague, Israel, Giles, Inc. ($197,674, 1 plans), Willis Towers Watson ($182,279, 1 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Hawaii Medical Service Association.
Are Everett employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 35 Everett employer plans, 8 are fully insured, 13 are self-funded and 14 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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