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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Robert L. Hughes

Grand Rapids, MI

Robert L. Hughes collected $703,954 in commissions and fees from 16 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #635 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Michigan.

Commissions + fees
$703,954
$679,086 commissions · $24,868 fees
Employer plans
16
20 contracts
Rank
#635
top 5% 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
Lake Michigan Credit Union · Michigan$257,5931,443
Riverside Energy Michigan LLC · Michigan$67,114246
Natural Choice Foods, Inc. · Michigan$55,906232
Cole's Quality Foods, Inc. · Michigan$51,585189
Graceland Fruit, Inc. · Michigan$43,906171
Disher · Michigan$42,685117
Request Foods, Inc. · Michigan$39,9791,036
Kam Plastics Corp · Michigan$29,452211
Skilled Manufacturing, Inc. · Michigan$28,735237
Bissell, Inc. · Michigan$25,809751
Plascore, Inc. · Michigan$24,485414
Matcor-Matsu USA, Inc. · Michigan$18,8781,158
Baruch SLS Inc · Michigan$8,418230
M.C. Van Kampen Trucking, Inc. · Michigan$5,422157
Rug Doctor, LLC · Texas$3,681303
Hudsonville Creamery and Ice Cream Company, LLC · Michigan$306281

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.

15 plans
1 plans

How much does Robert L. Hughes earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Robert L. Hughes $703,954: $679,086 in commissions and $24,868 in fees, across 20 insurance contracts at 16 employers. That ranks #635 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Robert L. Hughes brokers?

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

Which employers use Robert L. Hughes?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Lake Michigan Credit Union, Riverside Energy Michigan LLC, Natural Choice Foods, Inc.. Michigan is its biggest state by employer count (15 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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