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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Thomas Means

Moorpark, CA

Thomas Means collected $385,012 in commissions and fees from 5 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #1097 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in California.

Commissions + fees
$385,012
$220,358 commissions · $164,654 fees
Employer plans
5
21 contracts
Rank
#1097
top 9% 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
Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc. · California$165,141127
Bendpak, Inc. · California$128,621152
Norman's Nursery, Inc. · California$55,790111
Athena Cosmetics, Inc. · California$27,755109
Millworks, Etc. Inc. · California$7,705169

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.

5 plans

How much does Thomas Means earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Thomas Means $385,012: $220,358 in commissions and $164,654 in fees, across 21 insurance contracts at 5 employers. That ranks #1097 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Thomas Means brokers?

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

Which employers use Thomas Means?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Beverly Anesthesiology, Inc., Bendpak, Inc., Norman's Nursery, Inc.. California is its biggest state by employer count (5 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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