Manufacturing — food & textile employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
1,561 Manufacturing — food & textile employers filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 1,657,810 participants. They reported $510M in insurance premiums and $168M in broker commissions and fees. The median broker rate on commission-paying, fully insured medical plans was 4.2% of premium, 0.4 points above 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.
| Employer | City | Rate | Broker pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vantage Custom Classics, Inc. | Avenel, NJ | 11.4% | $59,423 |
| Brewdog Brewing Company LLC | Canal Winchester, OH | 10.4% | $74,306 |
| Perry's Ice Cream Company, Inc. | Akron, NY | 9.6% | $57,587 |
| The Life Is Good Company | Boston, MA | 6.9% | $137,743 |
| Chester A. Asher, Inc. | Souderton, PA | 6.7% | $49,271 |
| Peppers Unlimited of Louisiana, Inc. | Saint Martinville, LA | 6.4% | $71,082 |
| Tennier LLC | Huntsville, TN | 6.2% | $38,150 |
| Eddy Packing Company, Inc. | Yoakum, TX | 6.0% | $138,440 |
| Gulf Pacific Rice Co., LLC | Houston, TX | 6.0% | $69,569 |
| Destileria Serralles Union MCS | Ponce, PR | 5.9% | $163,996 |
| Molinos de Puerto Rico, LLC | San Juan, PR | 5.9% | $54,259 |
| M M Manufacturing, LLC | Lajas, PR | 5.8% | $42,956 |
| Keer America Corporation | Indian Land, SC | 5.7% | $48,341 |
| Magic Seasoning Blends, L.L.C. | Harahan, LA | 5.6% | $58,990 |
| Belfonte Ice Cream Co. | Kansas City, MO | 5.6% | $40,759 |
| Lone Star Beef Processors, LP | San Angelo, TX | 5.4% | $108,307 |
| Lifestyle Footwear, Inc. | Moca, PR | 5.3% | $44,423 |
| Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC | Gramercy, LA | 5.3% | $99,299 |
| Dare Foods Incorporated | Spartanburg, SC | 5.3% | $61,121 |
| Resourceone Global L L C | Riverside, MO | 5.1% | $118,478 |
| R.L. Schreiber, Inc. | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 5.0% | $55,496 |
| Able Sales Company, Inc. | San Juan, PR | 5.0% | $45,568 |
| Pepsico Puerto Rico Inc | Guaynabo, PR | 5.0% | $29,888 |
| Elmer Candy Corporation | Ponchatoula, LA | 5.0% | $56,554 |
| Century Frozen LLC | Canovanas, PR | 5.0% | $29,575 |
Source: DOL Form 5500 and Schedule A, plan year 2024; built October 24, 2026. Methodology.
What do Manufacturing — food & textile employers pay health insurance brokers?
Across 86 fully insured medical plans in plan year 2024, among commission-paying fully insured medical plans, the median broker compensation for Manufacturing — food & textile employers was 4.2% of premium (middle half 2.8% to 5.2%), against a national median of 3.8%. In dollars, the median employer that disclosed broker pay reported $62,327.
Which Manufacturing — food & textile employers paid the most in broker commissions?
Rich Products Corporation reported the most in 2024, $1,686,545, followed by Peco Foods, Inc. ($1.7M) and Swire Pacific Holdings Inc. and Its Affiliates ($1.6M).
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 Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Bluecross Blueshield of Illinois.