Longview, Washington employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
16 employers in Longview, Washington filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 4,214 participants. They reported $3.1M in insurance premiums and $886,286 in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 5.1% and broker pay rose 10.7%.
Funding: 3 fully insured · 4 self-funded · 9 mixed. 13 of 16 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Longview
Longview employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. | $1,070,886 | $71,533 | 537 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Norpac Resources LLC | $578,818 | $103,946 | 533 | Gallagher |
| JH Kelly LLC | $343,456 | $16,996 | 217 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Fibre Federal Credit Union | $323,229 | $101,138 | 369 | Gallagher |
| Bud Clary Chevrolet, Inc. | $248,282 | $156,661 | 303 | Gallagher |
| Pacific Fibre Products, Inc. | $167,836 | $2,940 | 168 | Propel Insurance Agency Llc- Tacoma |
| Red Canoe Credit Union | $117,063 | $11,214 | 253 | Cu Benefits Alliance |
| Cowlitz Family Health Center | $91,646 | $72,098 | 179 | USI Insurance Services |
| Life Works | $89,455 | $43,814 | 240 | Propel Insurance |
| Perfect Harvest LLC | $63,891 | $44,268 | 183 | The Baldwin Group |
| Wilson Oil Inc. | $0 | $37,372 | 370 | USI Insurance Services |
| Mallory Safety and Supply LLC | $0 | $642 | 241 | Gallagher |
| Pacific Northern Environmental Corporation | $0 | — | 228 | — |
| Columbia Wellness | $0 | $76,615 | 144 | Propel Insurance |
| Core Health | $0 | $54,991 | 125 | Ron S. Kirkpatrick |
| Napsteel, Inc. | $0 | $92,058 | 124 | 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 Longview employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Gallagher | $313,021 | 4 |
| The Baldwin Group | $129,094 | 2 |
| Propel Insurance Agency, LLC | $114,276 | 3 |
| USI Insurance Services | $108,285 | 2 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $79,313 | 2 |
| Ron S. Kirkpatrick | $52,711 | 1 |
| Benefits BY Design, Inc. | $18,892 | 2 |
| Worksite Benefits Group, Inc. | $8,171 | 2 |
| Cu Benefits Alliance | $7,907 | 1 |
| Armfield Harrison & Thomas | $7,232 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Longview 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.
| Longview | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 16 | 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 | $54,991 | $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, 15 Longview employers reported $2.9M in premiums and $800,434 in broker pay for 3,992 participants; in 2024 it was $3.1M and $886,286 for 4,214 participants (premiums +5.1%, broker pay +10.7%).
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 Longview employers pay health insurance brokers?
16 Longview employers reported $886,286 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 15 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Longview 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 Longview employer that disclosed broker pay reported $54,991.
Which Longview employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. ($1.1M), Norpac Resources LLC ($578,818), JH Kelly LLC ($343,456) lead. 16 Longview employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Longview?
By compensation reported by Longview employers, the largest brokers are Gallagher ($313,021, 4 plans), The Baldwin Group ($129,094, 2 plans), Propel Insurance Agency, LLC ($114,276, 3 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado.
Are Longview employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 16 Longview employer plans, 3 are fully insured, 4 are self-funded and 9 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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