Arc Herkimer
Updated Filing received by DOL
Arc Herkimer, a healthcare & social assistance employer in Herkimer, New York, reported 255 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows 6 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $59,226 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on July 31, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Arc Herkimer's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Arc Herkimer filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert G. Relph Agency, Inc. · Rochester, NY | $52,658 | $216 | $52,874 | 5 |
| Alera Group Inc · Deerfield, IL | $0 | $3,225 | $3,225 | 1 |
| Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy, Inc. · New Hartford, NY | $3,127 | $0 | $3,127 | 1 |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, Part I (broker commissions and fees), plan year 2025, as published in EBSA's 2025 "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
Every insurance contract reported on Schedule A: carrier, what it covers, people covered at year end, earned premium, and broker compensation.
| Carrier · coverage | Covered | Premium | Broker pay | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Life Group Insurance Company of New Yorklong-term disability | 261 | — | $3,127 | — |
| The Guardian Life Insurance Company of Americadental, vision, life | 135 | — | $7,366 | — |
| First Unum Life Insurance Companylife | 42 | — | $2,414 | — |
| MVP Healthcarehealth | 129 | — | $44,866 | — |
| Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of Americalife | 259 | — | $1,235 | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 18 | — | $218 | — |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, plan year 2025. Self-funded medical coverage has no premium; amounts shown for it are stop-loss or administrative contracts.
How Arc Herkimer 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.
Source: BenefitsLedger benchmarks from 58,547 employer health plans with 100 or more participants, plan year 2024. Methodology.
Year over year
| 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 218 | 255 | +17.0% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $53,261 | $59,226 | +11.2% |
| Commission rate | — | — | — |
Source: DOL Form 5500 filings for plan years 2024 and 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Herkimer Welfare Benefits Plan#520 · insurance | December 31, 2025 | July 31, 2026 | before deadline | 255 |
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 Arc Herkimer pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Arc Herkimer's 2025 Form 5500 reports $59,226 in broker commissions and fees across 6 insurance contracts ($55,785 in commissions, $3,441 in fees), with Robert G. Relph Agency, Inc. receiving the largest share.
Is Arc Herkimer's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2025 filing indicates the plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). Medical coverage is written by MVP Healthcare.
How does Arc Herkimer's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Arc Herkimer because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 200-499 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $77,013.
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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.