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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Howalt McDowell Insurance

Sioux Falls, SD

Howalt McDowell Insurance collected $278,872 in commissions and fees from 11 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #1449 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in South Dakota.

Commissions + fees
$278,872
$268,537 commissions · $10,335 fees
Employer plans
11
22 contracts
Rank
#1449
top 12% 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
Kinney Manufacturing LLC · Nebraska$116,909121
Midwest Alarm Company, Inc. · South Dakota$62,712158
Lewis Drugs, Inc. · South Dakota$25,486360
Risk Administration Services, Inc. · South Dakota$23,674214
Dewild Grant Reckert & Associates · Iowa$18,427158
Family Health Care of Siouxland, PLC · Iowa$9,279251
Southeastern Behavioral Healthcare · South Dakota$7,277129
Sioux Falls Ford Inc · South Dakota$7,036364
Sioux Falls Christian Schools Association · South Dakota$5,333135
Vance Thompson Vision Clinic Prof LLC · South Dakota$2,485367
Dakotabilities, Inc. · South Dakota$254255

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.

2 plans
1 plans

How much does Howalt McDowell Insurance earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Howalt McDowell Insurance $278,872: $268,537 in commissions and $10,335 in fees, across 22 insurance contracts at 11 employers. That ranks #1449 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Howalt McDowell Insurance brokers?

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

Which employers use Howalt McDowell Insurance?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Kinney Manufacturing LLC, Midwest Alarm Company, Inc., Lewis Drugs, Inc.. South Dakota is its biggest state by employer count (8 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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