Occidental Collegebenefits

Occidental College's benefits plans covered 706 active participants in 2025, providing health · life · dental · vision · short-term disability · long-term disability · death benefits · other. Insurance premiums totaled $249,420. Insurance brokers and agents were paid $19,534 in commissions and fees, costs that ultimately come out of what the employer and employees pay for coverage. That works out to 7.8% of premiums. That is $28 per covered person, in the bottom quarter of employer plans that report broker pay. Brokers were paid 12.4x the $1,579 reported for 2024.