Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC
Updated Filing received by DOL
Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC, a wholesale trade employer in Raleigh, North Carolina, reported 100 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 2 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $64,451 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on September 15, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James B. Oswald Company · Cleveland, OH | $12,446 | $6,879 | $19,325 | 1 |
| Centro Benefits Research, LLC · Kirkwood, MO | $7,886 | $0 | $7,886 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian Life Insurance Company of Americadental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability | 178 | — | $27,211 | — |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolinahealth, prescription drug, PPO | 304 | — | $37,240 | — |
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 Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen Cabinet Distributors Health and Welfare Plan#501 · insurance | December 31, 2024 | September 15, 2025 | within extension | 100 |
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 Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC's 2024 Form 5500 reports $64,451 in broker commissions and fees across 2 insurance contracts ($57,572 in commissions, $6,879 in fees), with James B. Oswald Company receiving the largest share.
Is Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC'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 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
How does Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Kitchen Cabinet Designers, LLC because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 100-199 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $53,852.
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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.