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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Starkweather and Shepley Inc

Providence, RI

Starkweather and Shepley Inc collected $1.2M in commissions and fees from 26 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #397 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Rhode Island.

Commissions + fees
$1.2M
$690,798 commissions · $500,846 fees
Employer plans
26
111 contracts
Rank
#397
top 3% 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
Newport Harbor Corporation · Rhode Island$107,296294
Claflin Service Company dba Cme Corporation · Rhode Island$104,196154
Taco, Inc. · Rhode Island$102,480614
Aipso · Rhode Island$94,656585
Community Systems, Inc · Connecticut$94,116166
Dimeo Construction Company · Rhode Island$72,751178
Falvey Linen Supply · Rhode Island$70,059337
Brand & Oppenheimer Co. Inc. · New Jersey$63,818155
D2g Group, LLC · Massachusetts$59,642131
Ocean House Management, LLC · Rhode Island$58,492189
Sanoco, Inc. · Rhode Island$51,770324
Community Systems, Inc. · Delaware$42,330222
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc · Rhode Island$34,878448
Nfa Corporation/Hope Global · Rhode Island$33,240179
G & F Precision Molding Inc · Massachusetts$32,656166
Crossroads Rhode Island · Rhode Island$31,221157
Strategic Commercial Realty Inc. d/b/a Rawson Materials · Connecticut$27,788180
Peter Paul Electronics Co., Inc. · Connecticut$21,048102
Refocus, Inc. · Rhode Island$18,453164
The Arc of Blackstone Valley · Rhode Island$17,345307
The Beacon Mutual Insurance Company · Rhode Island$14,320191
New England Airfoil Products, Inc. · Connecticut$14,117104
The Cooley Group · Rhode Island$12,141189
Roger Williams University · Rhode Island$7,173912
Greater Providence YMCA · Rhode Island$4,896129

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.

17 plans
1 plans
1 plans

How much does Starkweather and Shepley Inc earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Starkweather and Shepley Inc $1,191,644: $690,798 in commissions and $500,846 in fees, across 111 insurance contracts at 26 employers. That ranks #397 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Starkweather and Shepley Inc brokers?

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

Which employers use Starkweather and Shepley Inc?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Newport Harbor Corporation, Claflin Service Company dba Cme Corporation, Taco, Inc.. Rhode Island is its biggest state by employer count (17 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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