Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc.
Updated Filing received by DOL
Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc., a wholesale trade employer in Birmingham, Alabama, reported 655 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 9 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $19,922 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself, with stop-loss coverage from Qbe Insurance). The Department of Labor received the filing on May 26, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Birmingham Fastener and Supply 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 Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valent Group, LLC · Vestavia, AL | $0 | $14,975 | $14,975 | 6 |
| S. S. Nesbitt & Company - Birmingha · Birmingham, AL | $4,947 | $0 | $4,947 | 2 |
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 of Omaha Life Insurance Companylong-term disability | 670 | — | $3,569 | — |
| Fidelity Security Life Insurance Companyvision | 406 | — | $4,945 | — |
| Qbe Insurancestop-loss | 468 | — | — | — |
| United of Omaha Life Insurance Companylife | 221 | — | $4,769 | — |
| United of Omaha Life Companyshort-term disability | 670 | — | $2,354 | — |
| Fidelity Security Life Insurance Companyvision | 1 | — | $2 | — |
| United of Omaha Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 78 | — | $1,375 | — |
| United of Omaha Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 157 | — | $1,082 | — |
| United of Omaha Life Insurance Companylife | 670 | — | $1,826 | — |
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 Birmingham Fastener and Supply 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.
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 | 594 | 655 | +10.3% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | — |
| Broker commissions + fees | $5,931 | $19,922 | +235.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. Employee Benefits Plan#501 · insurance, general assets | November 30, 2025 | May 26, 2026 | before deadline | 655 |
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 Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 reports $19,922 in broker commissions and fees across 9 insurance contracts ($4,947 in commissions, $14,975 in fees), with Valent Group, LLC receiving the largest share.
Is Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc.'s health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself, with stop-loss coverage from Qbe Insurance).
How does Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Birmingham Fastener and Supply Inc. because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 500-999 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $104,902.
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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.