Consumers Concrete Corporation
Updated Filing received by DOL
Consumers Concrete Corporation, a manufacturing — chemical, wood, plastics employer in Kalamazoo, Michigan, reported 223 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows $2.3M in insurance premiums across 5 contracts and $101,510 in broker commissions and fees, 3.2% of medical premium against a national median of 3.8% among plans that paid commissions in plan year 2024. The plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. The Department of Labor received the filing on April 29, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Consumers Concrete Corporation's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Consumers Concrete Corporation filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hylant · Toledo, OH | $83,452 | $13,444 | $96,896 | 5 |
| Centro Benefits Group, LLC · Kirkwood, MO | $0 | $4,027 | $4,027 | 1 |
| Michigan Chamber Services · Lansing, MI | $587 | $0 | $587 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michiganhealth, prescription drug, PPO | 330 | $2.0M | $62,951 | 3.2% |
| Blue Care Network of Michiganhealth, prescription drug, HMO | 43 | $238,517 | $7,599 | 3.2% |
| Delta Dental of Michigandental, PPO | 358 | $124,269 | $5,908 | 4.8% |
| United of Omaha Life Insurance Companylife, long-term disability | 335 | — | $23,290 | — |
| Fidelity Security Life Insurance Companyvision | 155 | — | $1,762 | — |
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 Consumers Concrete Corporation 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: $5,947 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 | 235 | 223 | −5.1% |
| Premiums filed | $2,299,497 | $2,342,490 | +1.9% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $70,996 | $101,510 | +43.0% |
| Commission rate | 2.2% | 3.2% | +1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers Concrete Corporation Welfare Benefit Plan#501 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2025 | April 29, 2026 | before deadline | 223 |
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 Consumers Concrete Corporation pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Consumers Concrete Corporation's 2025 Form 5500 reports $101,510 in broker commissions and fees across 5 insurance contracts ($84,039 in commissions, $17,471 in fees), with Hylant receiving the largest share.
Is Consumers Concrete Corporation's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2025 filing indicates the plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. Medical coverage is written by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network of Michigan.
How does Consumers Concrete Corporation's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Consumers Concrete Corporation paid 3.2% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 200-499 participants is 3.6%, and the median in Michigan is 3.2%. 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.