Brant Carius
Updated Filing received by DOL
Brant Carius, a manufacturing — chemical, wood, plastics employer in Clinton, Iowa, reported 238 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows $4.2M in insurance premiums across 6 contracts and $61,878 in broker commissions and fees, 1.3% of medical premium against a national median of 3.8% among plans that paid commissions in plan year 2024. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on June 11, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Brant Carius's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Brant Carius filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Murphy · Des Moines, IA | $60,067 | $1,811 | $61,878 | 6 |
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. Where Part I rows added up to more than the contract's Schedule A total, they were scaled down to that total. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowahealth, stop-loss | 236 | $3.9M | $39,928 | 1.0% |
| Hartford Life and Accidentlife, long-term disability | 256 | $208,836 | $7,984 | 3.8% |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyhealth | 150 | $32,822 | $6,434 | 19.6% |
| Veratrus Benefit Solutionsvision | 168 | $27,465 | $2,746 | 10.0% |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyhealth | 338 | $26,056 | $4,786 | 18.4% |
| Delta Dental of Iowadental | 236 | — | — | — |
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 Brant Carius 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.
Premium per covered person on medical contracts: $5,493 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
| 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 243 | 238 | −2.1% |
| Premiums filed | $3,292,918 | $4,212,998 | +27.9% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $79,602 | $61,878 | −22.3% |
| Commission rate | 1.6% | 1.3% | −0.3 pts |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clysar, LLC Employee Welfare Benefit Plan#506 · final filing · insurance | December 31, 2025 | June 11, 2026 | before deadline | 238 |
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 Brant Carius pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Brant Carius's 2025 Form 5500 reports $61,878 in broker commissions and fees across 6 insurance contracts ($61,824 in commissions, $54 in fees), with Holmes Murphy receiving the largest share.
Is Brant Carius'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 Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
How does Brant Carius's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Brant Carius paid 1.3% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 200-499 participants is 3.6%, and the median in Iowa is 1.6%. Percentages are computed only on fully insured medical contracts with filed premiums.
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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.