2026 Mployer Benefits Awards
2026 Top Rated Employee Benefits Consultants in California
The 2026 winners in California rank in the top 10% of brokerages nationwide, scored on verified client reviews, independent benefits data, and Mployer's M Score. See how the rating works.
Top rated in California
Showing 1 to 10 of 106 firms in California
San Francisco, California
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Anne Jakiemiec
Owner
Top industries served
Data, Media & TelecomFinancial ActivitiesProfessional Business Services
San Francisco, California
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Jose Gonzalez
Principal- Vice President, Mid Market
Kazu Yamamoto-Jones
Director, Global Consulting
Top industries served
Professional Business ServicesData, Media & TelecomHealthcare & Social Services
San Diego, California
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Lambert Hsu
Founder & CEO
Leslie Dukes
Director, Client Experience
Top industries served
Retail Services
Walnut Creek, California
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Mike Heffernan
President and CEO
Brian Dantzig
President of Retail
Top industries served
Healthcare & Social ServicesManufacturingProfessional Business Services
San Mateo, California
Top industries served
Professional Business ServicesManufacturingFinancial Activities
Walnut Creek, California
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Emily Milnes
Senior Vice President, Pacific North Client Advisory Leader
Avea Richard
AVP, Sales & Risk Consultant
Top industries served
ManufacturingHealthcare & Social ServicesProfessional Business Services
Pasadena, California
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Schuler Art
Executive Vice President
Hitz Burton
Partner
Top industries served
Professional Business ServicesHealthcare & Social ServicesManufacturing
Culver City, California
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Cathy Kerhulas
Managing Director-business Management Entertainment Industry Solutions
Paul Jones
Managing Director
Top industries served
ManufacturingHealthcare & Social ServicesProfessional Business Services
Methodology
How is a brokerage evaluated?
Every rating is independent. Firms cannot pay for placement, and the score is recalculated quarterly from data Mployer sources and verifies directly.
Verified client feedback
Reviews collected from employer clients and validated against plan records, weighted by recency and by the size of the book represented.
Plan performance data
The benefit plans a firm advises are scored against true peer cohorts by industry, region, and size across medical, ancillary, leave, and retirement.
Market and service signals
Book retention, service capacity, licensing and appointment coverage, and specialty depth across the lines the firm actually writes.
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