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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

James McKinley

Muskegon, MI

James McKinley collected $124,965 in commissions and fees from 6 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #2820 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Michigan.

Commissions + fees
$124,965
$124,965 commissions · $0 fees
Employer plans
6
8 contracts
Rank
#2820
top 23% 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
Creative Liquid Coating · Michigan$49,6981,116
Compass Healthcare PLC · Michigan$44,952191
CSM Newco LLC · Michigan$12,542116
HSD Operation, Inc. · Michigan$8,841188
Weaver Cooke Construction, LLC · North Carolina$6,144118
Indian Summer Cooperative, Inc. · Michigan$2,788135

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 McKinley earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying James McKinley $124,965: $124,965 in commissions and $0 in fees, across 8 insurance contracts at 6 employers. That ranks #2820 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans James McKinley brokers?

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

Which employers use James McKinley?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Creative Liquid Coating, Compass Healthcare PLC, CSM Newco LLC. Michigan is its biggest state by employer count (5 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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