Blount Memorial Hospital
Updated Filing received by DOL
Blount Memorial Hospital, a healthcare & social assistance employer in Maryville, Tennessee, reported 1,580 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows $599,893 in insurance premiums across 12 contracts and $210,417 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself). The Department of Labor received the filing on September 21, 2026, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Blount Memorial Hospital's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Blount Memorial Hospital filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Insurance Services · Pasadena, TN | $172,934 | $1,457 | $174,391 | 13 |
| David K Carter · Palm Coast, FL | $0 | $30,214 | $30,214 | 6 |
| Ais · Los Angeles, CA | $4,961 | $0 | $4,961 | 1 |
| Kme Insurance Brokerage, Inc. · Chicago, IL | $0 | $851 | $851 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Dental of Tennesseedental | 3,345 | $599,893 | $35,979 | 6.0% |
| Compsychcoverage not coded | 2,619 | — | — | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companylife | 1,618 | — | $18,775 | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyvision | 3,015 | — | $9,922 | — |
| Sun Life Assurance Company of Canadadental | 29 | — | $585 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companylife | 761 | — | $42,226 | — |
| Combined Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 9 | — | $4,184 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 432 | — | $28,085 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companylong-term disability | 1,616 | — | $49,775 | — |
| Provident Life and Accident Insurance Companylong-term disability | 7 | — | $3,772 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 529 | — | $2,744 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 495 | — | $14,370 | — |
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 Blount Memorial Hospital 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blount Memorial Hospital Flexible Compensation Plan#502 · final filing · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2025 | September 21, 2026 | within extension | 1,580 |
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 Blount Memorial Hospital pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Blount Memorial Hospital's 2025 Form 5500 reports $210,417 in broker commissions and fees across 12 insurance contracts ($177,895 in commissions, $32,522 in fees), with Alliant Insurance Services receiving the largest share.
Is Blount Memorial Hospital's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2025 filing indicates the plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself).
How does Blount Memorial Hospital's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Blount Memorial Hospital because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 1,000-4,999 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $168,579.
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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.