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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Melody B Thompson

Brookings, SD

Melody B Thompson collected $2,946 in commissions and fees from 3 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #9618 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in South Dakota.

Commissions + fees
$2,946
$2,899 commissions · $47 fees
Employer plans
3
3 contracts
Rank
#9618
top 79% 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
Fishback Financial Corporation · South Dakota$1,531541
Elite Casino Resorts, LLC · Iowa$1,3161,646
Risk Administration Services, Inc. · South Dakota$99214

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 Melody B Thompson earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Melody B Thompson $2,946: $2,899 in commissions and $47 in fees, across 3 insurance contracts at 3 employers. That ranks #9618 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Melody B Thompson brokers?

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

Which employers use Melody B Thompson?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Fishback Financial Corporation, Elite Casino Resorts, LLC, Risk Administration Services, Inc.. South Dakota 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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