Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Updated Filing received by DOL
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a construction employer in Dallas, Texas, reported 30,202 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $12M in insurance premiums across 42 contracts and $1.0M in broker commissions and fees, 0.5% 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 October 7, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Jacobs Engineering Group 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 Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson · New York, NY | $82,964 | $343,474 | $426,438 | 2 |
| OneDigital · Atlanta, GA | $167,291 | $57,942 | $225,233 | 14 |
| Aon · San Juan, PR | $123,969 | $0 | $123,969 | 3 |
| Leigh Baldwin · Nashville, TN | $73,159 | $0 | $73,159 | 1 |
| Mercer · Des Moines, IA | $64,768 | $0 | $64,768 | 1 |
| HUB International · San Juan, PR | $34,197 | $0 | $34,197 | 1 |
| Doc N Reese · Lebanon, TN | $19,712 | $0 | $19,712 | 1 |
| Thomas M Williamson · Lebanon, TN | $18,158 | $0 | $18,158 | 1 |
| Aflac · Columbus, GA | $11,776 | $0 | $11,776 | 1 |
| Centro Benefits Research LLC · Kirkwood, MO | $9,253 | $0 | $9,253 | 7 |
| Img · Indianapolis, IN | $0 | $6,241 | $6,241 | 1 |
| Employee Benefit Systems · Houston, TX | $2,204 | $0 | $2,204 | 2 |
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 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabamahealth, prescription drug, PPO | 772 | $3.5M | — | — |
| Vision Service Planvision | 12,038 | $3.0M | — | — |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabamahealth, prescription drug, PPO | 602 | $2.1M | — | — |
| Triple S Salud, Inc.health, prescription drug | 141 | $977,058 | $34,197 | 3.5% |
| Standard Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 1,261 | $899,835 | $125,930 | 14.0% |
| Blue Care Network of Michiganhealth, prescription drug, HMO | 257 | $859,673 | — | — |
| Standard Insurance Companylong-term disability | 1,240 | $360,908 | $55,138 | 15.3% |
| Standard Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 124 | $67,894 | $11,376 | 16.8% |
| Standard Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 117 | $64,197 | $10,433 | 16.3% |
| Standard Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 84 | $52,435 | $8,636 | 16.5% |
| Standard Insurance Companylong-term disability | 123 | $34,261 | $5,701 | 16.6% |
| Standard Insurance Companylife | 147 | $23,709 | $2,822 | 11.9% |
| Standard Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 150 | $23,603 | $2,806 | 11.9% |
| Standard Insurance Companylong-term disability | 50 | $19,945 | $3,105 | 15.6% |
| Standard Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 76 | $18,589 | $2,963 | 15.9% |
| Standard Insurance Companylong-term disability | 84 | $15,727 | $2,587 | 16.4% |
| Standard Insurance Companylong-term disability | 51 | $7,454 | $1,181 | — |
| Standard Insurance Companylife | 87 | $7,381 | $1,215 | — |
| Standard Insurance Companylong-term disability | 22 | $4,968 | $593 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.health, prescription drug, HMO | 178 | — | — | — |
| Continental American Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 345 | — | $111,029 | — |
| Prudential Insurance Company of Americacoverage not coded | 250 | — | $64,768 | — |
| Metropolitan General Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 3,106 | — | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.health, prescription drug, HMO | 344 | — | — | — |
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 Jacobs Engineering Group 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.
Premium per covered person on medical contracts: $4,235 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 | 30,842 | 30,202 | −2.1% |
| Premiums filed | $16,780,182 | $12,133,596 | −27.7% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $1,616,855 | $1,015,155 | −37.2% |
| Commission rate | — | 0.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Group Insurance Plan - Fully Insured Components#501 · insurance | December 31, 2024 | October 7, 2025 | within extension | 30,202 |
| Insurance Plan - Self Funded Components#512 · general assets | December 31, 2024 | October 7, 2025 | within extension | 19,584 |
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 Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 reports $1,015,155 in broker commissions and fees across 42 insurance contracts ($607,498 in commissions, $407,657 in fees), with Willis Towers Watson receiving the largest share.
Is Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.'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 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Triple S Salud, Inc., Blue Care Network of Michigan.
How does Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. paid 0.5% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 5,000+ participants is 4.8%, and the median in Texas is 5.6%. 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.