Aramark Services, Inc.
Updated Filing received by DOL a plan year 2025 filing was received September 24, 2026 for 1 of this employer's 2 plans; this record moves to 2025 when all have arrived
Aramark Services, Inc., an accommodation & food services employer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reported 62,460 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $100M in insurance premiums across 32 contracts and $1.5M in broker commissions and fees. The plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. The Department of Labor received the filing on September 5, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Aramark Services, Inc.'s plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Aramark Services, Inc. filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer · Minneapolis, MN | $1,060,203 | $64,779 | $1,124,982 | 16 |
| Joseph J Haney · Sterling Heights, MI | $119,470 | $0 | $119,470 | 1 |
| Salus Group · Sterling Heights, MI | $110,384 | $0 | $110,384 | 4 |
| Conduent Securities LLC · Florham Park, NJ | $0 | $86,373 | $86,373 | 1 |
| AssuredPartners · Sterling Heights, MI | $42,314 | $12,711 | $55,025 | 2 |
| Crawford Advisors LLC · Hunt Valley, MD | $34,152 | $0 | $34,152 | 1 |
| CGF Insurance LLC · Guaynabo, PR | $7,903 | $0 | $7,903 | 1 |
| Rosalinda Paparatto · Mountainside, NJ | $70 | $121 | $191 | 1 |
| Hensley a Akiboh · Cranberry Township, PA | $177 | $0 | $177 | 1 |
| Kyle a Schoales · Gardner, MA | $157 | $0 | $157 | 1 |
| James E Warwick · Mount Laurel, NJ | $139 | $0 | $139 | 1 |
| Img · Indianapolis, IN | $0 | $122 | $122 | 1 |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, Part I (broker commissions and fees), plan year 2024, as published in EBSA's 2024 "Latest" dataset. Part I names whoever the carrier paid, which can be a firm or an individual agent; both are public record. Amounts exclude pay from carriers not tied to a listed contract.
Insurance contracts and carriers
The 24 largest of 32 contracts reported on Schedule A: carrier, what it covers, people covered at year end, earned premium, and broker compensation.
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, plan year 2024. Self-funded medical coverage has no premium; amounts shown for it are stop-loss or administrative contracts.
How Aramark Services, Inc. compares
Medians across employers for plan year 2024, the most recent complete year. Commission rates use fully insured medical contracts only; dollar medians use every employer that disclosed broker pay.
Not computable: no insured medical premium on the filing.
Premium per covered person on medical contracts: $9,430 a year (national median $7,274).
Source: BenefitsLedger benchmarks from 58,547 employer health plans with 100 or more participants, plan year 2024. Methodology.
Year over year
| 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 59,404 | 62,460 | +5.1% |
| Premiums filed | $89,691,339 | $99,547,601 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $1,471,025 | $1,549,030 | +5.3% |
| Commission rate | — | — | — |
Source: DOL Form 5500 filings for plan years 2023 and 2024.
Filings and timeliness
Plans this employer filed under its EIN with a health benefit code. Large plans are due seven months after the plan year ends, or two and a half months later with an extension; amended filings carry the amendment date, so no timing is asserted for them.
| Plan | Plan year end | Received by DOL | Timing | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark Services, Inc Wellness Plan#546 · trust | December 31, 2024 | September 5, 2025 | within extension | 62,460 |
| Aramark Services, Inc. Group Health Plan#502 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | September 30, 2025 | within extension | 25,615 |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Part I and signature dates; "late" means received after the extended deadline (the 15th day of the tenth month after plan year end). What a late Form 5500 costs.
How much did Aramark Services, Inc. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Aramark Services, Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 reports $1,549,030 in broker commissions and fees across 32 insurance contracts ($1,384,787 in commissions, $164,243 in fees), with Mercer receiving the largest share.
Is Aramark Services, Inc.'s health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. Medical coverage is written by Independence Administrators, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Triple S Salud, Inc..
How does Aramark Services, Inc.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Aramark Services, Inc. because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 5,000+ participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $458,262.
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Record built October 24, 2026 from U.S. Department of Labor, EBSA Form 5500 datasets (2025, 2024, 2023 plan years, 'Latest' files). Filings can run 7 to 10 months behind the plan year; always confirm against current plan documents. BenefitsLedger is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Labor. Open the DOL filing search.