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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Dean E. Austin

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Dean E. Austin collected $738,574 in commissions and fees from 13 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #607 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Michigan.

Commissions + fees
$738,574
$724,295 commissions · $14,279 fees
Employer plans
13
25 contracts
Rank
#607
top 5% 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
Forefront Healthcare LLC · Michigan$155,424913
Xebia USA Inc · Michigan$93,326103
Anesthesia Management Services, P.C. · Michigan$90,649118
Rafih Auto Group · Michigan$85,085138
Triple, Inc. · Michigan$74,233101
Brooks Kushman PC · Michigan$62,811128
Kasco, Inc · Michigan$44,906131
Hewson & Van Hellemont, P.C. · Michigan$39,712116
Peter Basso Associates, Inc. · Michigan$32,315117
Vantage Plastics · Michigan$24,358370
Global Payroll, Inc. dba Wireless Giant · Michigan$18,273150
University Neurosurgical Associates · Michigan$11,079144
Global Psychological, PLC · Michigan$6,403100

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.

13 plans

How much does Dean E. Austin earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Dean E. Austin $738,574: $724,295 in commissions and $14,279 in fees, across 25 insurance contracts at 13 employers. That ranks #607 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Dean E. Austin brokers?

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

Which employers use Dean E. Austin?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Forefront Healthcare LLC, Xebia USA Inc, Anesthesia Management Services, P.C.. Michigan is its biggest state by employer count (13 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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