Information & publishing employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid
1,656 Information & publishing employers filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 2,663,320 participants. They reported $896M in insurance premiums and $225M in broker commissions and fees. The median broker rate on commission-paying, fully insured medical plans was 3.3% of premium, 0.5 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.
| Employer | City | Broker pay | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Communications, Inc. | Charlotte, NC | $3,295,743 | — |
| Relx Inc. | New York, NY | $2,768,353 | — |
| Asurion LLC | Nashville, TN | $2,383,016 | — |
| Intuit Inc. | Mountain View, CA | $2,220,123 | — |
| Iqvia Inc. | Durham, NC | $1,848,329 | — |
| Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Monroe, LA | $1,692,264 | — |
| Paramount Global Fka Viacomcbs Inc. | New York, NY | $1,653,817 | — |
| Comcast Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,254,931 | — |
| Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. | Norwalk, CT | $1,249,509 | — |
| Peraton, Inc. | Reston, VA | $1,113,946 | — |
| Iheartmedia Inc. | San Antonio, TX | $1,112,111 | — |
| Mega International, LLC | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,090,476 | — |
| TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp. | Burbank, CA | $1,079,468 | — |
| Gray Television, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | $927,562 | 0.0% |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions | San Diego, CA | $926,577 | — |
| Wolters Kluwer United States Inc. | Riverwoods, IL | $848,828 | — |
| Boldyn Networks US Operations LLC | Irvine, CA | $834,812 | — |
| Altice USA, Inc. | Long Island City, NY | $824,768 | — |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Menlo Park, CA | $822,181 | — |
| Windstream Services, LLC | Little Rock, AR | $789,821 | — |
| Activision Blizzard | Santa Monica, CA | $781,465 | — |
| Dyn365, Inc. dba Restaurant365 | Irvine, CA | $776,939 | — |
| Ericsson Inc. | Plano, TX | $757,061 | — |
| Conduent Business Services LLC | Florham Park, NJ | $730,452 | — |
| Moody's Corporation | New York, NY | $698,427 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronet Cyber Security | Chicago, IL | 8.3% | $71,039 |
| Raintree Systems, Inc. | Chandler, AZ | 7.8% | $86,909 |
| Datascan | Alpharetta, GA | 7.4% | $337,229 |
| Payit, LLC | Kansas City, MO | 7.0% | $133,727 |
| Monday.Com | New York, NY | 6.9% | $320,297 |
| Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Henderson, TX | 6.7% | $466,268 |
| Ionos, Inc. | Philadelphia, PA | 6.6% | $46,049 |
| Arcadia Power, Inc. | Greenwood Village, CO | 6.4% | $157,862 |
| Traliant Holdings LLC | Manhattan Beach, CA | 6.3% | $71,987 |
| Grace Hill, LLC | Irving, TX | 6.2% | $112,683 |
| Evening Post Publishing, Inc. | Charleston, SC | 6.2% | $128,710 |
| Connoisseur Media, LLC | Westport, CT | 6.0% | $52,003 |
| Consumer Sales Solutions, LLC | Seminole, FL | 6.0% | $44,244 |
| Botanical Research Institute of Texas | Fort Worth, TX | 6.0% | $68,346 |
| JG Media | Pflugerville, TX | 6.0% | $80,730 |
| Telemundo de PR LLC | San Juan, PR | 5.9% | $111,739 |
| Retail Technology Group | Fenton, MO | 5.9% | $46,842 |
| Worldnet Telecommunications, LLC | Guaynabo, PR | 5.9% | $42,756 |
| Sectra, Inc. | Shelton, CT | 5.5% | $153,428 |
| Televicentro de Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | 5.4% | $87,457 |
| Health Union, LLC | Philadelphia, PA | 5.2% | $92,911 |
| Harmelin and Associates, Inc. | Bala Cynwyd, PA | 5.1% | $107,697 |
| Eso Solutions, Inc. | Austin, TX | 5.1% | $232,321 |
| Mim Software, Inc. | Cleveland, OH | 5.1% | $156,127 |
| Liberman Media Group LLC | Guaynabo, PR | 5.0% | $57,038 |
Source: DOL Form 5500 and Schedule A, plan year 2024; built October 24, 2026. Methodology.
What do Information & publishing employers pay health insurance brokers?
Across 110 fully insured medical plans in plan year 2024, among commission-paying fully insured medical plans, the median broker compensation for Information & publishing employers was 3.3% of premium (middle half 2.2% to 5.0%), against a national median of 3.8%. In dollars, the median employer that disclosed broker pay reported $89,283.
Which Information & publishing employers paid the most in broker commissions?
Charter Communications, Inc. reported the most in 2024, $3,295,743, followed by Relx Inc. ($2.8M) and Asurion LLC ($2.4M).
Which brokers and carriers dominate this industry?
By reported compensation, the largest brokers are Mercer, Sequoia, Marsh McLennan Agency. By medical premium, the largest carriers are Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Bluecross Blueshield of Texas.