Yakima, Washington employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
Updated plan year 2024, the most recent complete year
38 employers in Yakima, Washington filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 9,414 participants. They reported $1.2M in insurance premiums and $1.3M in broker commissions and fees. Against 2023, premiums were down 50.7% and broker pay fell 20.2%.
Funding: 9 fully insured · 26 self-funded · 3 mixed. 29 of 38 plans pay at least some medical claims from the employer's own assets.
Largest employer health plans in Yakima
Yakima employers reporting the most insurance premium across every Schedule A contract, with what they paid brokers.
| Employer | Premiums | Broker pay | Participants | Top broker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John I. Haas, Inc. | $292,161 | $125,747 | 233 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Community Living | $167,519 | $104,794 | 254 | Gallagher |
| S.S. Steiner, Inc. | $157,564 | $20,337 | 207 | AssuredPartners |
| People for People | $145,275 | $4,255 | 145 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Underwood Fruit and Warehouse Company, LLC | $123,682 | $13,958 | 251 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Gilbert Orchards, Inc. | $111,658 | $5,589 | 130 | USI Insurance Services |
| Irwin Research & Development, Inc. | $75,136 | $48,987 | 101 | Stonebraker McQuary Agency Group in |
| Borton & Sons, Inc. | $55,713 | $101,114 | 151 | USI Insurance Services |
| The Dolsen Companies | $28,492 | $27,576 | 302 | HUB International |
| Cascadia Senior Living, LLC | $0 | $43,788 | 880 | USI Insurance Services |
| Washington Fruit and Produce Company | $0 | $161 | 673 | HUB International |
| Comprehensive Healthcare | $0 | $20,784 | 546 | Marsh McLennan Agency |
| Kershaw Fruit and Cold Storage, Inc. | $0 | $5,376 | 516 | HUB International |
| Avventura Senior Living, Inc. | $0 | $70,507 | 403 | Nicholas J Cianci |
| Roche Fruit, LLC | $0 | $3,110 | 370 | HUB International |
| Community Health of Central Washington | $0 | $32,639 | 336 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Yakima Neighborhood Health Services | $0 | $200,783 | 327 | Gallagher |
| The Noel Corporation | $0 | $2,557 | 286 | The Baldwin Group |
| Wilson Ovs Acquisition Corp. | $0 | $11,101 | 268 | USI Insurance Services |
| Yakima Chief Hops Inc | $0 | $25,752 | 267 | Alliant Insurance Services |
| Chiawana, Inc. | $0 | $79,148 | 254 | HUB International |
| Price Cold Storage & Packing Co., LLC | $0 | $31,533 | 206 | USI Insurance Services |
| Michelsen Packaging Company | $0 | $16,588 | 196 | HUB International |
| Hansen Fruit Company, LLC | $0 | $953 | 187 | HUB International |
| G.S. Long Co., Inc. | $0 | $13,444 | 179 | 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 Yakima employers, with the number of employer plans naming each broker.
| Broker | Commissions + fees | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Gallagher | $327,883 | 4 |
| HUB International | $281,422 | 16 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | $165,785 | 4 |
| USI Insurance Services | $136,906 | 5 |
| Alliant Insurance Services | $73,572 | 4 |
| Nicholas J Cianci | $70,507 | 1 |
| The Baldwin Group | $59,103 | 2 |
| Stonebraker McQuary Agency Group in | $46,369 | 1 |
| Connexion Insurance Solutions | $36,148 | 8 |
| Gis Benefits Inc | $30,772 | 3 |
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written for these employers.
Yakima 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.
| Yakima | Washington | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer plans | 38 | 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 | $16,725 | $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, 39 Yakima employers reported $2.3M in premiums and $1.7M in broker pay for 11,323 participants; in 2024 it was $1.2M and $1.3M for 9,414 participants (premiums −50.7%, broker pay −20.2%).
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 Yakima employers pay health insurance brokers?
38 Yakima employers reported $1,318,487 in broker commissions and fees on their 2024 Form 5500 filings, 38 of them disclosing at least some compensation. Too few fully insured medical plans in Yakima 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 Yakima employer that disclosed broker pay reported $16,725.
Which Yakima employers have the largest health plans?
By insurance premium reported for 2024, John I. Haas, Inc. ($292,161), Community Living ($167,519), S.S. Steiner, Inc. ($157,564) lead. 25 Yakima employers are listed on this page; every employer in the record has its own page.
Which brokers and carriers are paid the most in Yakima?
By compensation reported by Yakima employers, the largest brokers are Gallagher ($327,883, 4 plans), HUB International ($281,422, 16 plans), Marsh McLennan Agency ($165,785, 4 plans). By medical premium, the largest carriers are Regence Blueshield, Premera Blue Cross, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington.
Are Yakima employer health plans self-funded or fully insured?
Of 38 Yakima employer plans, 9 are fully insured, 26 are self-funded and 3 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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