Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC
Updated Filing received by DOL
Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC, a professional & technical services employer in Omaha, Nebraska, reported 274 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $5.1M in insurance premiums across 6 contracts and $1.0M in broker commissions and fees. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on September 11, 2025, 42 days after the base deadline with no extension indicated on the form.
Who was paid on Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ark Group LLC · Omaha, NE | $907,443 | $25,537 | $932,980 | 5 |
| Donald Hansen · Omaha, NE | $114,345 | $0 | $114,345 | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Healthcarehealth | 255 | $4.5M | $142,485 | 3.1% |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalife, short-term disability | 276 | $219,864 | $18,240 | 8.3% |
| Starmount Life Insurance Companydental, vision | 255 | $210,146 | $29,527 | 14.1% |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalong-term disability | 117 | $63,689 | $11,910 | 18.7% |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalife | 135 | $51,878 | $730,818 | 1408.7% |
| Unitedhealthcare Insurance Companyhealth | 535 | — | $114,345 | — |
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 Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC 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: $17,806 a year (national median $7,274).
Source: BenefitsLedger benchmarks from 58,547 employer health plans with 100 or more participants, plan year 2024. Methodology.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banyan Medical Solutions Healthcare Plan#501 · filed under DFVCP · insurance | December 31, 2024 | September 11, 2025 | 42 days after deadline, no extension indicated | 274 |
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 Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC's 2024 Form 5500 reports $1,047,325 in broker commissions and fees across 6 insurance contracts ($1,021,788 in commissions, $25,537 in fees), with The Ark Group LLC receiving the largest share.
Is Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). Medical coverage is written by United Healthcare, Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company.
How does Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Banyan Medical Solutions, LLC 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.