Elite Casino Resorts, LLC
Updated Filing received by DOL
Elite Casino Resorts, LLC, an arts & entertainment employer in Riverside, Iowa, reported 1,646 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $1.5M in insurance premiums across 27 contracts and $146,202 in broker commissions and fees, 0.0% 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 13, 2026, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Elite Casino Resorts, LLC's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Elite Casino Resorts, LLC filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher · Itasca, IL | $1,506 | $54,163 | $55,669 | 7 |
| Vogt Group, Inc · Dubuque, IA | $45,181 | $0 | $45,181 | 10 |
| Remley Benefits LLC · Clinton, IA | $9,482 | $547 | $10,029 | 5 |
| Larry a Vogt · Dubuque, IA | $6,395 | $0 | $6,395 | 5 |
| Tonya L Remley · Clinton, IA | $3,212 | $387 | $3,599 | 1 |
| Tracy L Hostler · Brookings, SD | $2,864 | $112 | $2,976 | 1 |
| Gregg Robson · Madison, SD | $2,223 | $10 | $2,233 | 1 |
| Holly a Brink · New Hartford, IA | $1,898 | $153 | $2,051 | 3 |
| Holly Brink · New Hartford, IA | $1,829 | $71 | $1,900 | 2 |
| Larry Vogt · Dubuque, IA | $1,652 | $0 | $1,652 | 1 |
| Melody B Thompson · Brookings, SD | $1,269 | $47 | $1,316 | 1 |
| Jackson Newman · Sioux Falls, SD | $1,018 | $259 | $1,277 | 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
The 24 largest of 27 contracts 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 and Blue Shield of Iowahealth | 211 | $1.4M | — | — |
| Delta Dental of Iowadental | 232 | $121,706 | $3,242 | 2.7% |
| HCC Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 215 | — | $3,924 | — |
| Vision Service Planvision | — | — | $1,424 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalife | 1,522 | — | $2,546 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalife | 257 | — | $22,287 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americashort-term disability, long-term disability | 82 | — | $2,062 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalong-term disability | 9 | — | $386 | — |
| Vision Service Planvision | 433 | — | $2,331 | — |
| United Healthcare Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 215 | — | $2,870 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability, long-term disability | 77 | — | $13,395 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability, long-term disability | 36 | — | $4,690 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability, long-term disability | 55 | — | $6,262 | — |
| Vision Service Planvision | 186 | — | $3,272 | — |
| Symetra Life Insurance Companystop-loss | 215 | — | $12,089 | — |
| United Healthcare Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 516 | — | $4,509 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability, long-term disability | 22 | — | $8,112 | — |
| Symetra Life Insurance Companystop-loss | 218 | — | $13,131 | — |
| Continental American Insurance Companylife, short-term disability, long-term disability | 71 | — | $1,759 | — |
| Symetra Life Insurance Companystop-loss | 516 | — | $28,793 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability, long-term disability | 21 | — | $7,730 | — |
| Symetra Life Insurance Companystop-loss | 178 | — | — | — |
| United Healthcare Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 178 | — | $596 | — |
| Symetra Life Insurance Companystop-loss | 188 | — | — | — |
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 Elite Casino Resorts, LLC 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: $6,600 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 | 1,359 | 1,646 | +21.1% |
| Premiums filed | $1,522,095 | $1,514,295 | −0.5% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $140,593 | $146,202 | +4.0% |
| Commission rate | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 pts |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Casino Resorts Health & Welfare Plan#501 · insurance, general assets | June 30, 2025 | April 13, 2026 | within extension | 1,646 |
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 Elite Casino Resorts, LLC pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Elite Casino Resorts, LLC's 2024 Form 5500 reports $146,202 in broker commissions and fees across 27 insurance contracts ($90,061 in commissions, $56,141 in fees), with Gallagher receiving the largest share.
Is Elite Casino Resorts, LLC'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 Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa.
How does Elite Casino Resorts, LLC's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Elite Casino Resorts, LLC paid 0.0% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 1,000-4,999 participants is 2.0%, 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.