Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association
Updated Filing received by DOL
Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association, a real estate & rental employer in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, reported 237 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 11 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $73,327 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself, with stop-loss coverage from HCC Life Insurance Company). The Department of Labor received the filing on November 24, 2025, 40 days after the extended deadline.
Who was paid on Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher · Little Rock, AR | $31,830 | $29,180 | $61,010 | 17 |
| Gis Benefits Inc · Morris, IL | $0 | $12,317 | $12,317 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Security Life Insurance Companyvision | 181 | — | $2,062 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companylife | 243 | — | $13,835 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companylong-term disability | 190 | — | $8,947 | — |
| The Guardian Life Insurance Company of Americacoverage not coded | 16 | — | $1,289 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companylife | 77 | — | $9,030 | — |
| HCC Life Insurance Companystop-loss | 223 | — | $22,174 | — |
| Trustmark Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 12 | — | $503 | — |
| Trustmark Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 8 | — | $663 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companyindemnity | 3 | — | $142 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 240 | — | $13,977 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 79 | — | $705 | — |
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 Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association 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 | 232 | 237 | +2.2% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | — |
| Broker commissions + fees | $40,867 | $73,327 | +79.4% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Village Property Owner's Association Employee Benefits Plan#501 · filed under DFVCP · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | November 24, 2025 | 40 days late | 237 |
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 Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association's 2024 Form 5500 reports $73,327 in broker commissions and fees across 11 insurance contracts ($31,830 in commissions, $41,497 in fees), with Gallagher receiving the largest share.
Is Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association'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 HCC Life Insurance Company).
How does Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Hot Springs Village Property Owners Association because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 200-499 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $77,013.
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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.