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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

James P Bennett & Co

Santa Monica, CA

James P Bennett & Co collected $4.0M in commissions and fees from 7 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #131 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in California.

Commissions + fees
$4.0M
$3.8M commissions · $196,594 fees
Employer plans
7
38 contracts
Rank
#131
top 1% 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 Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC · California$1,844,8912,752
Hcew Inc · California$1,844,8912,752
Royal Plywood Company, LLC · California$141,649144
American Security Products, Company Employee Benefit Plan · California$120,672199
Haliburton International Foods, Inc. · California$2,435116
Donovan Marine, Inc · Louisiana$1,953468
Reuland Electric Company · California$0216

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.

6 plans
1 plans

How much does James P Bennett & Co earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying James P Bennett & Co $3,956,491: $3,759,897 in commissions and $196,594 in fees, across 38 insurance contracts at 7 employers. That ranks #131 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans James P Bennett & Co brokers?

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

Which employers use James P Bennett & Co?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC, Hcew Inc, Royal Plywood Company, LLC. California 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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