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Industry · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500

Professional & technical services employer health plans: what they cost and who gets paid

7,915 Professional & technical services employers filed health plans with 100 or more participants for plan year 2024, covering 7,362,783 participants. They reported $7.2B in insurance premiums and $1.1B in broker commissions and fees. The median broker rate on commission-paying, fully insured medical plans was 3.6% of premium, 0.1 points below the national median of 3.8%.

Employer plans
7,915
7,362,783 participants
Premiums
$7.2B
all coverage lines
Broker pay
$1.1B
7,650 employers disclosed
Median rate
3.6%
U.S. median 3.8%

Largest employer plans

By health plan participants.

EmployerCityParticipants
ADP Totalsource, Inc.Miami, FL552,196
Insperity Holdings, Inc.Kingwood, TX211,533
Unitedhealth Group IncorporatedMinnetonka, MN203,215
Paychex Business Solutions LLCST Petersburg, FL197,994
International Business Machines CorporationArmonk, NY176,625
Google LLCMountain View, CA119,172
Acolad, Inc.Hudson, WI99,118
Accenture LLPChicago, IL73,440
Oracle America, Inc.Redwood City, CA59,964
H&R Block Management, LLCKansas City, MO56,542
PWC US Group LLPTampa, FL53,099
Vensure Employer Services, Inc.Chandler, AZ47,695
Ernst & Young U.S. LLPSecaucus, NJ46,096
McKinsey & Company, Inc.New York, NY42,081
National Veterinary Associates, Inc.Westlake Village, CA40,125
Salesforce.Com, Inc.San Francisco, CA38,760
Tata America International CorporationNew York, NY34,539
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.McLean, VA34,528
Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. CorporationCollege Station, TX33,470
Leidos, Inc.Reston, VA32,747
Baxter International IncDeerfield, IL31,689
KPMG LLPMontvale, NJ30,132
Vca Inc.Los Angeles, CA29,615
Delaware North Companies, IncorporatedBuffalo, NY29,232
Extensis Group, LLCIselin, NJ29,116

Highest broker pay

Employers reporting the most broker commissions and fees.

EmployerCityBroker payRate
ADP Totalsource, Inc.Miami, FL$9,430,744—
Paychex Business Solutions LLCST Petersburg, FL$5,763,112—
Tata America International CorporationNew York, NY$4,932,079—
AECOMDallas, TX$4,668,958—
Computer Sciences CorporationAshburn, VA$3,387,651—
LBMC Employment Partners, LLCBrentwood, TN$3,354,367—
Extensis Group, LLCIselin, NJ$3,080,332—
The S2 HR Solutions Group 1, LLCSaint Petersburg, FL$3,076,654—
Slalom, Inc.Seattle, WA$2,819,430—
Fti Consulting, Inc.Bowie, MD$2,627,640—
National Veterinary Associates, Inc.Westlake Village, CA$2,601,505—
TRC Companies L.L.C.Windsor, CT$2,041,081—
Alight Solutions LLCChicago, IL$1,823,466—
Team, Inc.Sugar Land, TX$1,814,8846.0%
Propel Peo, IncGreenville, SC$1,744,882—
Decisionhr Holdings, IncSaint Petersburg, FL$1,711,120—
Sidley Austin LLPChicago, IL$1,655,564—
Randstad North America, Inc.Atlanta, GA$1,635,140—
Oracle America, Inc.Redwood City, CA$1,632,304—
Teleperformance USASalt Lake City, UT$1,613,143—
Infosys LimitedRichardson, TX$1,515,482—
Sap America, Inc.Newtown Square, PA$1,494,083—
Advanstaff, Inc.Las Vegas, NV$1,462,114—
Triad National Security, LLCLos Alamos, NM$1,455,250—
R1 RCM Holdco, Inc.Chicago, IL$1,397,613—

Highest commission rates

Fully insured medical plans with at least $500,000 in premium, ranked by broker compensation as a share of premium.

EmployerCityRateBroker pay
Technology Solutions Provider, LLC.Reston, VA24.5%$201,308
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP Welfare Benefits PlanNew York, NY21.3%$334,241
Hengestone Holdings, Inc., 17.1%$224,746
Medhost Services, Inc.Franklin, TN15.6%$174,520
Horner & Shifrin Employee Benefits PlanSaint Louis, MO14.8%$76,179
Driven, PSCSan Juan, PR14.2%$87,960
M/E Engineering, P.C. Welfare Benefit PLRochester, NY13.4%$270,255
Miller & Martin PLLCChattanooga, TN13.3%$74,830
HDR, Inc. & Its Subsidiaries & Affiliated EntitiesOmaha, NE12.2%$122,087
Smith & Howard Advisory, LLCAtlanta, GA11.9%$185,127
Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.Flanders, NJ11.8%$85,793
Savana, Inc.Malvern, PA10.4%$64,645
V2soft, Inc Benefit Welfare PlanBloomfield Hills, MI10.2%$115,250
KalerisAlpharetta, GA9.9%$275,329
Scientific Systems Company, Inc.Burlington, MA9.7%$78,038
Medialab.Ai IncLos Angeles, CA9.6%$138,549
Legaltech, LLCMiami, FL9.5%$126,859
Lan Associates Epas, IncMidland Park, NJ9.2%$88,315
Execupower LLCKing of Prussia, PA9.1%$117,120
Ces Consultants, Inc.Pembroke Pines, FL9.0%$71,370
Telesolv Consulting, Inc.Washington, DC8.5%$76,792
Guided BY Good, Inc.Atlanta, GA8.4%$205,388
Career Team Enterprises, LLCShelton, CT8.2%$95,315
Jaros Baum and BollesNew York, NY8.1%$230,916
Movate Inc.Plano, TX8.1%$133,768

Source: DOL Form 5500 and Schedule A, plan year 2024; built October 24, 2026. Methodology.

What do Professional & technical services employers pay health insurance brokers?

Across 660 fully insured medical plans in plan year 2024, among commission-paying fully insured medical plans, the median broker compensation for Professional & technical services employers was 3.6% of premium (middle half 2.5% to 5.0%), against a national median of 3.8%. In dollars, the median employer that disclosed broker pay reported $87,691.

Which Professional & technical services employers paid the most in broker commissions?

ADP Totalsource, Inc. reported the most in 2024, $9,430,744, followed by Paychex Business Solutions LLC ($5.8M) and Tata America International Corporation ($4.9M).

Which brokers and carriers dominate this industry?

By reported compensation, the largest brokers are Marsh McLennan Agency, Lockton, Mercer. By medical premium, the largest carriers are Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company.

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