Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Updated Filing received by DOL a plan year 2025 filing was received September 2, 2026 for 1 of this employer's 2 plans; this record moves to 2025 when all have arrived
Greyhound Lines, Inc., a transportation — truck & rail employer in Dallas, Texas, reported 1,386 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $247,294 in insurance premiums across 9 contracts and $104,851 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself, with stop-loss coverage from Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates). The Department of Labor received an amended filing on November 20, 2025; the original filing date is not in the public dataset.
Who was paid on Greyhound Lines, 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 Greyhound Lines, Inc. filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant Specialty Benefits Dallas, TX · Dallas, TX | $31,599 | $30,407 | $62,006 | 1 |
| Holmes Murphy · Des Moines, IA | $42,837 | $0 | $42,837 | 1 |
| Lockton · Atlanta, GA | $7 | $0 | $7 | 1 |
| Workday Inc. · Los Angeles, CA | $0 | $1 | $1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Insurance Companylife, indemnity | 637 | $247,294 | $42,845 | 17.3% |
| Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliatesstop-loss, indemnity | 847 | — | — | — |
| Delta Dental Insurance Companydental | 906 | — | — | — |
| Magellan Healthcarecoverage not coded | 1,354 | — | — | — |
| Vision Service Planvision | 573 | — | — | — |
| Hartford Life and Accidentlife | 1,189 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyvision | 702 | — | — | — |
| Qbe Insurancestop-loss | 396 | — | $62,006 | — |
| Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded | 637 | — | — | — |
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 Greyhound Lines, 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.
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 | 1,434 | 1,386 | −3.3% |
| Premiums filed | $146,393 | $247,294 | +68.9% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $8,858 | $104,851 | +1083.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyhound Lines, Inc. - National Local 1700 of the Amalgamated Transit Union Health & Welfare#529 · amended · insurance, trust | December 31, 2024 | November 20, 2025 | amended filing; original date not in data | 1,386 |
| Greyhound Lines, Inc. Health and Welfare Plan#502 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | July 1, 2025 | before deadline | 882 |
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 Greyhound Lines, Inc. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Greyhound Lines, Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 reports $104,851 in broker commissions and fees across 9 insurance contracts ($74,443 in commissions, $30,408 in fees), with Avant Specialty Benefits Dallas, TX receiving the largest share.
Is Greyhound Lines, Inc.'s health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself, with stop-loss coverage from Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates).
How does Greyhound Lines, Inc.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Greyhound Lines, 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.