Puyallup, Washington employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
19 employers in Puyallup, Washington filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 5,674 participants. They reported $383,586 in insurance premiums and $1.2M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 15.7% and broker pay rose 22.7%.
Funding: 4 fully insured · 10 self-funded · 5 mixed. 15 of 19 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Puyallup
Puyallup employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Sand and Gravel | $373,513 | $83,533 | 481 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Parametrix, Inc. | $10,073 | $125,874 | 713 | Gallagher |
| Vertical Health Services, LLC | $0 | $217,935 | 807 | Propel Insurance Agency, LLC |
| Northwest Cascade, Inc. | $0 | $40,361 | 688 | Lockton |
| Subaru of Puyallup | $0 | $1,018 | 440 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Red Dot Corporation | $0 | $34,009 | 366 | Gallagher |
| Cascade Christian Schools | $0 | $90,666 | 246 | Brown & Brown |
| City Beverages LLC | $0 | $88,149 | 232 | BTG and Associates, LLC |
| Level 5 Hospitality, LLC | $0 | $20,611 | 211 | Paynewest Insurance, a Marsh & McLe |
| South Hill Family Medicine, P.C. | $0 | — | 190 | — |
| KLS, Inc. | $0 | $63,523 | 186 | OneDigital |
| Absher Holding Company | $0 | $160,711 | 161 | Propel Insurance Agency |
| Broughton Dunn, PLLC | $0 | $3,603 | 153 | Acrisure |
| Korum Automotive Group, Inc. | $0 | $55,734 | 151 | Cascade Valley Insurance |
| Meridian Center Electric, Inc. | $0 | $57,858 | 148 | Propel Insurance Agency, LLC |
| Construction Loan Services Ii LLC | $0 | $66,216 | 138 | Hris Insurance Services |
| Interlock Performance Group | $0 | $56,509 | 132 | Berg Benefits, Inc. |
| Woodcreek Provider Services | $0 | $2,257 | 116 | Parker Smith & Feek Inc. |
| Swire Shipping US, Inc. | $0 | $25,717 | 115 | Wilson Albers an Alera Group Agency |
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 Puyallup employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Propel Insurance Agency, LLC | $352,035 | 3 |
| Gallagher | $159,879 | 2 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $105,364 | 3 |
| Brown & Brown | $88,840 | 1 |
| Agm Benefits | $82,819 | 1 |
| Parker Smith & Feek Inc. | $70,817 | 3 |
| Hris Insurance Services | $66,216 | 1 |
| Berg Benefits, Inc. | $56,509 | 1 |
| BTG and Associates, LLC | $46,111 | 1 |
| OneDigital | $42,616 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Puyallup 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.
| Puyallup | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 19 | 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 | $57,184 | $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, 19 Puyallup employers reported $455,258 in premiums and $972,967 in broker pay for 5,501 participants; in 2024 it was $383,586 and $1.2M for 5,674 participants (premiums −15.7%, broker pay +22.7%).
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 Puyallup employers pay health insurance brokers?
19 Puyallup employers reported $1,194,284 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 18 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Puyallup 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 Puyallup employer that disclosed broker pay reported $57,184.
Which Puyallup employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Miles Sand and Gravel ($373,513), Parametrix, Inc. ($10,073), Vertical Health Services, LLC ($0) lead. 19 Puyallup employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Puyallup?
By compensation reported by Puyallup employers, the largest brokers are Propel Insurance Agency, LLC ($352,035, 3 plans), Gallagher ($159,879, 2 plans), Alliant Insurance Services ($105,364, 3 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, Regence Blueshield, Premera Blue Cross.
Are Puyallup employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 19 Puyallup employer plans, 4 are fully insured, 10 are self-funded and 5 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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