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Benefits broker · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500 Schedule A

William Bear

Algonquin, IL

William Bear collected $11,403 in commissions and fees from 8 employer health plans in plan year 2024 filings, ranking #8217 among 12,126 brokers named in the public record. Most of its named clients are in Washington.

Commissions + fees
$11,403
$11,403 commissions · $0 fees
Employer plans
8
8 contracts
Rank
#8217
top 68% 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
K&L Gates LLP · Pennsylvania$4,9333,853
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC · Tennessee$1,667523
O'melveny & Myers LLP · California$1,2061,382
Ulmer & Berne LLP · Ohio$1,017278
Hall Estill Hardwick Gable Golden & Nelson PC Group Insurance Plan · Oklahoma$843179
Hall, Render, Killian, Heath and Lyman, P.C. · Indiana$809284
Perkins Coie LLP · Washington$6392,491
Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard P.C. · Missouri$289355

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
1 plans
1 plans
1 plans
1 plans

How much does William Bear earn from employer health plans?

In plan year 2024 filings, employers reported paying William Bear $11,403: $11,403 in commissions and $0 in fees, across 8 insurance contracts at 8 employers. That ranks #8217 of 12,126 brokers in the public record.

What commission rate is paid on plans William Bear brokers?

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

Which employers use William Bear?

The largest reported payers in 2024 were K&L Gates LLP, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, O'melveny & Myers LLP. 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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