Carrollton Bank
Updated Filing received by DOL
Carrollton Bank, a finance & insurance employer in Carrollton, Illinois, reported 210 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows $229,656 in insurance premiums across 4 contracts and $40,752 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself). The Department of Labor received the filing on July 8, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Carrollton Bank's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Carrollton Bank filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockton · Chicago, IL | $29,982 | $2,658 | $32,640 | 4 |
| Gis Benefits Inc · M, IL | $0 | $5,809 | $5,809 | 1 |
| Sunstar Insurance Group LLC · Saint Louis, MO | $2,303 | $0 | $2,303 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Insurance Companydental | 204 | $154,317 | $9,719 | 6.3% |
| Standard Insurance Companylife | 276 | $75,339 | $13,037 | 17.3% |
| Eye Med Vision Carevision | 204 | — | $4,606 | — |
| Principal Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability, long-term disability | 277 | — | $13,390 | — |
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 Carrollton Bank 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 | 228 | 210 | −7.9% |
| Premiums filed | $204,344 | $229,656 | +12.4% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $32,488 | $40,752 | +25.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Bank Employee Benefit(s) Plan#503 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2025 | July 8, 2026 | before deadline | 210 |
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 Carrollton Bank pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Carrollton Bank's 2025 Form 5500 reports $40,752 in broker commissions and fees across 4 insurance contracts ($32,285 in commissions, $8,467 in fees), with Lockton receiving the largest share.
Is Carrollton Bank's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2025 filing indicates the plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself).
How does Carrollton Bank's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Carrollton Bank 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.