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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Cowden Associates Inc

Pittsburgh, PA

Cowden Associates Inc collected $626,234 in commissions and fees from 7 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #718 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Pennsylvania.

Commissions + fees
$626,234
$547,991 commissions · $78,243 fees
Employer plans
7
14 contracts
Rank
#718
top 6% 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
Utility Worker's Union of America 102 · Pennsylvania$270,560452
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation · Pennsylvania$227,994896
Security Police Fire Professionals of America · Michigan$77,8403,879
Befesa Zinc US Inc. · Pennsylvania$27,033275
Befesa Zinc Metal LLC · Pennsylvania$14,564201
Board of Trustees Opcmia Local 526 Welfare Fund · Pennsylvania$5,047498
Abarta, Inc. · Pennsylvania$3,1961,560

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.

1 plans

How much does Cowden Associates Inc earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Cowden Associates Inc $626,234: $547,991 in commissions and $78,243 in fees, across 14 insurance contracts at 7 employers. That ranks #718 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Cowden Associates Inc brokers?

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

Which employers use Cowden Associates Inc?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Utility Worker's Union of America 102, Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation, Security Police Fire Professionals of America. Pennsylvania is its biggest state by employer count (6 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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