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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Pacific Research Benefit Advisors

Boston, MA

Pacific Research Benefit Advisors collected $38,520 in commissions and fees from 4 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #6125 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Washington.

Commissions + fees
$38,520
$474 commissions · $38,046 fees
Employer plans
4
6 contracts
Rank
#6125
top 51% 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
Recreational Equipment, Inc. · Washington$10,40515,275
Rochester Regional Health · New York$10,11716,233
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. · Massachusetts$9,7731,194
Jo-Ann Stores, LLC · Ohio$8,2253,548

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
1 plans
1 plans

How much does Pacific Research Benefit Advisors earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Pacific Research Benefit Advisors $38,520: $474 in commissions and $38,046 in fees, across 6 insurance contracts at 4 employers. That ranks #6125 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Pacific Research Benefit Advisors brokers?

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

Which employers use Pacific Research Benefit Advisors?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Recreational Equipment, Inc., Rochester Regional Health, Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.. Washington is its biggest state by employer count (1 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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