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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Des Moines, IA

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield collected $484,175 in commissions and fees from 6 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #907 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Iowa.

Commissions + fees
$484,175
$90,996 commissions · $393,179 fees
Employer plans
6
6 contracts
Rank
#907
top 7% 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
Barr-Nunn Transportation LLC · Iowa$393,179442
Geater Machining & Manufacturing Co · Iowa$37,368224
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Health Plan · Iowa$28,572190
Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. · Iowa$22,220384
Health Inc Benefit Plan · Iowa$2,836108
Sigourney Tractor & Implement Co. L.C. · Iowa$0713

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.

6 plans

How much does Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield $484,175: $90,996 in commissions and $393,179 in fees, across 6 insurance contracts at 6 employers. That ranks #907 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield brokers?

Not enough fully insured medical plans name Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield as the sole broker to compute a stable rate. The national median is 3.8% of premium.

Which employers use Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were Barr-Nunn Transportation LLC, Geater Machining & Manufacturing Co, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Health Plan. Iowa is its biggest state by employer count (6 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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