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Employer health plan record · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Information & publishing · Spring, Texas · EIN ending 8624

Updated Filing received by DOL a plan year 2025 filing was received July 16, 2026 for 3 of this employer's 5 plans; this record moves to 2025 when all have arrived

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information & publishing employer in Spring, Texas, reported 59,396 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $1.8M in insurance premiums across 33 contracts and $206,309 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. The Department of Labor received the filing on July 1, 2026, within the extension window.

Participants
59,396
−4.3% vs 2023
Premiums filed
$1.8M
−1.9% vs 2023
Broker commissions + fees
$206,309
+197.7% vs 2023
Commission rate
n/a
needs insured medical premium

Who was paid on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's plan

Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Hewlett Packard Enterprise filed for 2024.

Broker or agentCommissionsFeesTotalContracts
Aon · Chicago, IL$0$100,000$100,0002
Willis Towers Watson · New York, NY$0$77,075$77,0752
Mercer · Saint Louis, MO$29,234$0$29,2342

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 33 contracts reported on Schedule A: carrier, what it covers, people covered at year end, earned premium, and broker compensation.

Carrier · coverageCoveredPremiumBroker payRate
Vision Service Planvision11,866$1.8M——
National Union Fire Ins. Co of Pittsburgh, PAcoverage not coded64,144—$770—
National Union Fire Ins. Co of Pittsburgh, PAcoverage not coded64,144—$28,464—
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Companyhealth, dental66———
Arag Insurance Companycoverage not coded8,970———
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washingtonhealth, HMO54———
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Coloradohealth, HMO259———
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.health, HMO238———
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.health, HMO7———
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.health, HMO43———
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.health, HMO2,837———
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwesthealth, HMO83———
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.health, HMO147———
Life Insurance Company of North Americalife14,852—$142,500—
Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded14,852—$14,575—
United Behavioral Health dba Optumcoverage not coded10,219———
Hawaii Medical Service Associationhealth, prescription drug, HMO11———
Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability7———
Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companylong-term disability9,305—$20,000—
Alpha Dental Programs, Inc.dental3,279———
Delta Dental Insurance Companydental28,198———
Harvard Pilgrim Health Carehealth673———
Arag Insurance Companycoverage not coded8,970———
Hawaii Medical Service Associationhealth, prescription drug, HMO11———

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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise 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.

Broker commissions + fees, dollars
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
$206,309
Commission rate, % of medical premium

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

$1.9M$1.8MPremiums$69,296$206,309Broker pay20232024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise: premiums and broker commissions + fees, 2023 vs 2024
20232024Change
Participants62,09659,396−4.3%
Premiums filed$1,850,124$1,815,711−1.9%
Broker commissions + fees$69,296$206,309+197.7%
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.

PlanPlan year endReceived by DOLTimingParticipants
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Travel Accident Insurance Plan#507 · insuranceOctober 31, 2025July 1, 2026within extension59,396
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Comprehensive Welfare Benefits Plan#502 · insurance, general assetsDecember 31, 2024August 29, 2025within extension15,763
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Cafeteria Plan#501 · general assetsDecember 31, 2024August 29, 2025within extension15,379
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Retirement Medical Savings Account Plan#506 · general assets, trustOctober 31, 2025August 14, 2026within extension11,480
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Retiree Welfare Benefits Plan#505 · insurance, general assetsDecember 31, 2024August 29, 2025within extension243

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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's 2024 Form 5500 reports $206,309 in broker commissions and fees across 33 insurance contracts ($29,234 in commissions, $177,075 in fees), with Aon receiving the largest share.

Is Hewlett Packard Enterprise'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 Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado.

How does Hewlett Packard Enterprise's broker compensation compare with similar employers?

A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Hewlett Packard Enterprise because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 5,000+ participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $458,262.

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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.