Tukwila, Washington employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
18 employers in Tukwila, Washington filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 19,022 participants. They reported $3.0M in insurance premiums and $1.1M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were up 470.8% and broker pay fell 11.8%.
Funding: 1 fully insured · 12 self-funded · 5 mixed. 17 of 18 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Tukwila
Tukwila employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees, Employee Painters' Trust Health and Welfare Plan | $2,235,165 | $225,883 | 5,697 | Interremedy Insurance Services, LLC |
| Seattle Area Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Health Trust Bot | $498,875 | — | 3,433 | — |
| Reischling Press Inc | $236,001 | $38,587 | 349 | USI Insurance Services |
| Boys and Girls Club of King County | $39,554 | $24,188 | 152 | USI Insurance Services |
| Rainier Industries, LTD. | $19,810 | $88,532 | 212 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Boeing Employees Credit Union | $0 | $305,233 | 3,135 | Willis Towers Watson |
| Harnish Group Inc. | $0 | $107,881 | 1,152 | Mercer |
| Continental Mills, Inc. | $0 | $28,420 | 886 | IMA Financial |
| Hartung Glass Industries, Inc | $0 | $65,803 | 844 | USI Insurance Services |
| Cellnetix Labs, LLC | $0 | $38,058 | 691 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Seattle Police Relief Association | $0 | — | 573 | — |
| Sound | $0 | $2,544 | 455 | Threeflow |
| Thrift Books Global, LLC | $0 | $32,776 | 450 | HUB International |
| Leavitt Industrial Group (USA) Inc. | $0 | $79,914 | 375 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Top Pot Doughnuts | $0 | $38,453 | 203 | Parker Smith & Feek Inc. |
| Brinton Business Ventures, Inc. | $0 | $1,800 | 149 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Alexandra Lozano Immigration Law, PLLC | $0 | $10,710 | 148 | USI Insurance Services |
| Herman Pearl Company | $0 | $20,250 | 118 | HUB International |
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 Tukwila employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson | $305,233 | 1 |
| Interremedy Insurance Services | $225,883 | 1 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $173,884 | 4 |
| Mercer | $107,881 | 1 |
| USI Insurance Services | $105,593 | 4 |
| HUB International | $45,062 | 2 |
| Parker Smith & Feek Inc. | $39,295 | 2 |
| Gis Benefits Inc | $27,589 | 1 |
| IMA Financial | $18,200 | 1 |
| Watchtower Benefits, LLC | $9,378 | 1 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Tukwila 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.
| Tukwila | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 18 | 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 | $38,256 | $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, 20 Tukwila employers reported $530,725 in premiums and $1.3M in broker pay for 16,948 participants; in 2024 it was $3.0M and $1.1M for 19,022 participants (premiums +470.8%, broker pay −11.8%).
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 Tukwila employers pay health insurance brokers?
18 Tukwila employers reported $1,109,032 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 16 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Tukwila 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 Tukwila employer that disclosed broker pay reported $38,256.
Which Tukwila employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, Board of Trustees, Employee Painters' Trust Health and Welfare Plan ($2.2M), Seattle Area Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Health Trust Bot ($498,875), Reischling Press Inc ($236,001) lead. 18 Tukwila employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Tukwila?
By compensation reported by Tukwila employers, the largest brokers are Willis Towers Watson ($305,233, 1 plans), Interremedy Insurance Services ($225,883, 1 plans), Alliant Insurance Services ($173,884, 4 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Regence Blueshield, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, Premera Blue Cross.
Are Tukwila employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 18 Tukwila employer plans, 1 are fully insured, 12 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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