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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Black Gould & Associates

Phoenix, AZ

Black Gould & Associates collected $2.3M in commissions and fees from 45 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #211 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Arizona.

Commissions + fees
$2.3M
$1.4M commissions · $893,318 fees
Employer plans
45
110 contracts
Rank
#211
top 2% of 12,126 brokers
Median rate
n/a
fewer than 10 insured medical plans

Largest clients

Employers whose filings reported the most compensation to this broker.

EmployerPaid to brokerParticipants
Survival Flight Air Ambulance, LLC · Arizona$308,627362
Coal Brick Oven Pizzeria, Inc. dba Grimaldis · Arizona$139,352191
Consultant Engineering, Inc. · Arizona$133,616272
Atlas Navigators, Inc. · Colorado$127,871447
Adobe Drywall, LLC · Arizona$118,835159
Cornerstone Advisors of Arizona, LLC · Arizona$118,198134
Hunter Contracting Company · Arizona$112,824285
Academy of Mathematics & Science, Inc. · Arizona$99,586774
Orcutt Winslow, LLP · Arizona$87,372274
Rauch North America, Inc. · Arizona$81,687412
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona · Arizona$81,061280
MDS Communications Corporation · Arizona$78,126128
Dillon Precision Products Inc · Arizona$76,261146
Heritage Medical Systems · California$60,6854,420
Oakcraft, Inc · Arizona$60,284267
Gcaz Services, Inc. · Arizona$58,948168
Talis Construction Corporation · Arizona$58,289163
Skyline Education, Inc. · Arizona$58,137216
Arizona Restaurant Supply, Inc. · Arizona$55,987175
Sdi Services LLC · Arizona$49,011579
Clean Green Development, LLC dba Biziq · Arizona$47,016146
Smyth Industries · Arizona$33,025106
Tucson Federal Credit Union · Arizona$32,304116
Agm Container Controls, Inc. · Arizona$27,120140
Western News&Info Inc. Employee Benefit Plan · Arizona$25,276200

Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A Part I, plan year 2024, grouped by broker name as filed. Dataset built October 24, 2026.

Where its clients are

Employer plans naming this broker, by employer state.

38 plans
3 plans
1 plans
1 plans
1 plans
1 plans

How much does Black Gould & Associates earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Black Gould & Associates $2,320,114: $1,426,796 in commissions and $893,318 in fees, across 110 insurance contracts at 45 employers. That ranks #211 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Black Gould & Associates brokers?

Not enough fully insured medical plans name Black Gould & Associates as the sole broker to compute a stable rate. The national median is 3.8% of premium.

Which employers use Black Gould & Associates?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Survival Flight Air Ambulance, LLC, Coal Brick Oven Pizzeria, Inc. dba Grimaldis, Consultant Engineering, Inc.. Arizona is its biggest state by employer count (38 plans).

Amounts are what employers reported on their own filings. They do not include compensation from carriers that is not tied to a specific contract, and names are grouped exactly as filed, so related entities can appear separately. How this record is built.

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