Iowa Soybean Association
Updated Filing received by DOL
Iowa Soybean Association, an agriculture, forestry, fishing employer in Ankeny, Iowa, reported 103 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $1.7M in insurance premiums across 6 contracts and $64,044 in broker commissions and fees, 2.1% of medical premium against a national median of 3.8% among plans that paid commissions in plan year 2024. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on March 3, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Iowa Soybean 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 Iowa Soybean Association filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Murphy · Des Moines, IA | $59,504 | $2,453 | $61,957 | 6 |
| Avant Specialty Benefits LLC · Waukee, IA | $0 | $2,087 | $2,087 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowahealth | 80 | $1.7M | $35,910 | 2.2% |
| Delta Dental of Iowadental | 80 | — | $5,952 | — |
| Fidelity Security Life Insurance Companyvision | 218 | — | $2,126 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companylife | 87 | — | $9,542 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companylong-term disability | 85 | — | $3,807 | — |
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 85 | — | $6,707 | — |
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 Iowa Soybean 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.
Premium per covered person on medical contracts: $20,864 a year (national median $7,274).
Source: BenefitsLedger benchmarks from 58,547 employer health plans with 100 or more participants, plan year 2024. Methodology.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Soybean Association Welfare Benefit Plan#501 · insurance | September 30, 2025 | March 3, 2026 | before deadline | 103 |
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 Iowa Soybean Association pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Iowa Soybean Association's 2024 Form 5500 reports $64,044 in broker commissions and fees across 6 insurance contracts ($59,504 in commissions, $4,540 in fees), with Holmes Murphy receiving the largest share.
Is Iowa Soybean Association's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). Medical coverage is written by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa.
How does Iowa Soybean Association's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Iowa Soybean Association paid 2.1% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 100-199 participants is 4.2%, 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.