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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

James J. Phares

Summerville, SC

James J. Phares collected $1,339 in commissions and fees from 2 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #10384 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in South Carolina.

Commissions + fees
$1,339
$1,119 commissions · $220 fees
Employer plans
2
2 contracts
Rank
#10384
top 86% 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
Motley Rice LLC · South Carolina$1,304325
Atlantic Electric, LLC · South Carolina$35129

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.

How much does James J. Phares earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying James J. Phares $1,339: $1,119 in commissions and $220 in fees, across 2 insurance contracts at 2 employers. That ranks #10384 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans James J. Phares brokers?

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

Which employers use James J. Phares?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Motley Rice LLC, Atlantic Electric, LLC. South Carolina is its biggest state by employer count (2 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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