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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Christopher Poynter

Knoxville, TN

Christopher Poynter collected $895,938 in commissions and fees from 12 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #515 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Tennessee.

Commissions + fees
$895,938
$844,868 commissions · $51,070 fees
Employer plans
12
13 contracts
Rank
#515
top 4% 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
Highway Transport Logistics, Inc. · Tennessee$218,737595
Marine Accessories, Inc. · Tennessee$208,209599
House Hasson Hardware Co., Inc. · Tennessee$162,611472
Surgicor, LLC · Tennessee$82,085198
Rufus H. Smith, JR. & Company, Inc. · Tennessee$69,009102
Knoxville Motor Company · Tennessee$51,070241
Fulton Bellows, LLC · Tennessee$37,816114
Super Bee Holdings, LLC · Tennessee$29,485106
Pemberton Truck Lines · Tennessee$28,523174
Rural Health Services Consortium Inc · Tennessee$4,972245
Tutco, Inc. · Tennessee$2,377408
Jeffrey Chain, LP · Tennessee$1,044186

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.

12 plans

How much does Christopher Poynter earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Christopher Poynter $895,938: $844,868 in commissions and $51,070 in fees, across 13 insurance contracts at 12 employers. That ranks #515 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Christopher Poynter brokers?

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

Which employers use Christopher Poynter?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Highway Transport Logistics, Inc., Marine Accessories, Inc., House Hasson Hardware Co., Inc.. Tennessee is its biggest state by employer count (12 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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