Dyno Nobel Inc.
Updated Filing received by DOL
Dyno Nobel Inc., a manufacturing — chemical, wood, plastics employer in Salt Lake City, Utah, reported 1,885 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $169,747 in insurance premiums across 18 contracts and $334,926 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. The Department of Labor received the filing on October 14, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Dyno Nobel 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 Dyno Nobel Inc. filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBS Benefits Inc · South Salt Lake, UT | $219,699 | $23,129 | $242,828 | 11 |
| Stealth Partner Group, an Amwins Co · Scottsdale, AZ | $39,872 | $0 | $39,872 | 1 |
| Leavitt Group · Cedar City, UT | $0 | $36,816 | $36,816 | 1 |
| Amwins Connect Insurance SVCS, LLC · San Mateo, CA | $11,745 | $0 | $11,745 | 1 |
| Employee Choice Solutions Ins · Cedar City, UT | $0 | $2,396 | $2,396 | 1 |
| Plainsource Benefit Administration · Orlando, FL | $1,269 | $0 | $1,269 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabamahealth, prescription drug, PPO | 33 | $156,794 | — | — |
| Unum Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 481 | $12,953 | $28,402 | 219.3% |
| Bluecross Blueshield of California, California Physicians' Servicehealth, prescription drug | 78 | — | $50,895 | — |
| Curalinc, LLC, D.B.A. Curalinc Healthcarecoverage not coded | 1,921 | — | — | — |
| Delta Dental Insurance Companydental | 3,575 | — | $15,645 | — |
| Hartford Life and Accidentlife | 1,730 | — | $99,275 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwesthealth | 140 | — | $5,592 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companylong-term disability | 1,537 | — | $16,250 | — |
| Marquee Healthcoverage not coded | — | — | — | — |
| Navitus Health Solutionsprescription drug | 2,815 | — | — | — |
| Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded | — | — | — | — |
| Unumerica Insurance Companyhealth | 1,170 | — | $39,872 | — |
| Stealth(slis)-Optum Unimericastop-loss | 1,172 | — | — | — |
| United Health Care Insurnace Companyhealth | 3,363 | — | $23,082 | — |
| Provident Life and Accident Insurnace Companyshort-term disability | 3 | — | $985 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Ameicanlong-term disability | 6 | — | — | — |
| Providen Life and Accident Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 2 | — | $393 | — |
| Unim Life Insurance Company of Americacoverage not coded | 1,045 | — | $54,535 | — |
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 Dyno Nobel 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.
Premium per covered person on medical contracts: $4,751 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
| 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 1,950 | 1,885 | −3.3% |
| Premiums filed | $205,684 | $169,747 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $316,219 | $334,926 | +5.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyno Nobel Inc. Employee Benefits Plan#501 · insurance, trust | December 31, 2024 | October 14, 2025 | within extension | 1,885 |
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 Dyno Nobel Inc. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Dyno Nobel Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 reports $334,926 in broker commissions and fees across 18 insurance contracts ($272,585 in commissions, $62,341 in fees), with GBS Benefits Inc receiving the largest share.
Is Dyno Nobel Inc.'s health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. Medical coverage is written by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Bluecross Blueshield of California, California Physicians' Service, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest.
How does Dyno Nobel Inc.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Dyno Nobel Inc. 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.