Mining, oil & gas employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
543 Mining, oil & gas employers filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 439,473 participants. They reported $145M in insurance premiums and $66M in broker commissions and fees. The median broker rate on commission-paying, fully insured medical plans was 3.4% of premium, 0.3 points below the national median of 3.8%.
Largest brokers
Reported commissions and fees, with the number of employer plans naming each.
Largest medical carriers
Medical premium written.
Largest employer plans
By health plan participants.
Highest broker pay
Employers reporting the most broker commissions and fees.
Highest commission rates
Fully insured medical plans with at least $500,000 in premium, ranked by broker compensation as a share of premium.
Source: DOL Form 5500 and Schedule A, plan year 2024; built October 24, 2026. Methodology.
What do Mining, oil & gas employers pay health insurance brokers?
Across 21 fully insured medical plans in plan year 2024, among commission-paying fully insured medical plans, the median broker compensation for Mining, oil & gas employers was 3.4% of premium (middle half 2.9% to 4.9%), against a national median of 3.8%. In dollars, the median employer that disclosed broker pay reported $77,238.
Which Mining, oil & gas employers paid the most in broker commissions?
Killam Oil Co., LTD reported the most in 2024, $2,671,557, followed by Halliburton Company ($2.3M) and Nextier Holding Co. ($1.2M).
Which brokers and carriers dominate this industry?
By reported compensation, the largest brokers are Marsh McLennan Agency, Mercer, Gallagher. By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Health Care Service Corporation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.