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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

James Ward

Columbia, SC

James Ward collected $284,992 in commissions and fees from 4 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #1420 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Pennsylvania.

Commissions + fees
$284,992
$284,992 commissions · $0 fees
Employer plans
4
8 contracts
Rank
#1420
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
Raley's Arizona LLC · Arizona$200,6613,903
Lakeshore Community Services, Inc. · Pennsylvania$67,726256
Child Development Centers, Inc. · Pennsylvania$16,596400
Giant Eagle, Inc. · Pennsylvania$934,685

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.

1 plans

How much does James Ward earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying James Ward $284,992: $284,992 in commissions and $0 in fees, across 8 insurance contracts at 4 employers. That ranks #1420 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans James Ward brokers?

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

Which employers use James Ward?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Raley's Arizona LLC, Lakeshore Community Services, Inc., Child Development Centers, Inc.. Pennsylvania is its biggest state by employer count (3 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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