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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Centro Benefits Research LLC

Kirkwood, MO

Centro Benefits Research LLC collected $18M in commissions and fees from 1,695 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #33 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Ohio.

Commissions + fees
$18M
$9.7M commissions · $8.6M fees
Employer plans
1,695
2,711 contracts
Rank
#33
top 1% 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
Resourcing Edge I, LLC · Texas$191,8165,514
Vitalmd Group Holding LLC · Florida$162,5451,740
Carter-Jones Companies, Inc. · Ohio$159,5704,114
Digital Insurance, LLC. · Georgia$154,4443,478
Harris County Emergency Service District #9 · Texas$151,014371
Boys & Girls Clubs of America · Kentucky$140,6526,620
Sinai Health System · Illinois$137,4711,875
Alcott HR Group, LLC · New York$137,2346,068
Danlaw, Inc. · Michigan$132,339121
Guaranteed Rate, Inc. · Illinois$113,5565,927
Traditions Health, LLC · Texas$109,9032,091
Community Care Partners, LLC · Louisiana$89,813853
Davis Development · Georgia$87,939408
The Lincoln Electric Company · Ohio$86,6135,300
University Hospitals Health System · Ohio$86,43127,197
ST. Jude Heritage Medical Group, a Medical Corporation · California$83,256348
KSB Giw, Inc. · Georgia$81,549492
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center · Connecticut$78,1133,821
Crosscountry Mortgage LLC · Ohio$75,99312,884
Shipt, Inc. · Alabama$74,6031,331
Laitram L.L.C. · Louisiana$71,2252,801
Visual Edge Technology, Inc. · Ohio$70,7951,029
Benteler Automotive Corporation · Michigan$70,2561,630
The Inspirational Network Inc. · South Carolina$69,634676
Crystal Dynamics Inc. · California$67,115299

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.

255 plans
196 plans
171 plans
143 plans
140 plans
100 plans
86 plans
66 plans

How much does Centro Benefits Research LLC earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Centro Benefits Research LLC $18,269,617: $9,680,713 in commissions and $8,588,904 in fees, across 2,711 insurance contracts at 1,695 employers. That ranks #33 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Centro Benefits Research LLC brokers?

Not enough fully insured medical plans name Centro Benefits Research LLC as the sole broker to compute a stable rate. The national median is 3.8% of premium.

Which employers use Centro Benefits Research LLC?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Resourcing Edge I, LLC, Vitalmd Group Holding LLC, Carter-Jones Companies, Inc.. Ohio is its biggest state by employer count (255 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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