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Employer health plan record · Plan year 2024 · Form 5500

KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC

Arts & entertainment · Irvine, California · EIN ending 4745

Updated Filing received by DOL

KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC, an arts & entertainment employer in Irvine, California, reported 921 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 16 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $521,108 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 8, 2025, before the deadline.

Participants
921
−14.6% vs 2023
Premiums filed
none
premium not reported on 5 medical contracts
Broker commissions + fees
$521,108
+5.4% vs 2023
Commission rate
n/a
needs insured medical premium

Who was paid on KSL Ii Management Operations, 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 KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC filed for 2024.

Broker or agentCommissionsFeesTotalContracts
The Baldwin Group · Irvine, CA$231,251$41,579$272,8303
Burnham Benefits · Irvine, CA$194,863$41,577$236,44013
Centerstone Ins and Financial SVCS · Woodland Hills, CA$11,246$592$11,8381

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 · coverageCoveredPremiumBroker payRate
Blue Cross of Californiahealth, dental, PPO1,665—$267,984—
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.health, prescription drug, HMO75—$6,251—
Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded732—$1,970—
Standard Insurance Companylife, long-term disability——$402—
Life Insurance Company of North Americashort-term disability115—$4,200—
Life Insurance Company of North Americalong-term disability287—$6,920—
Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Companyvision, indemnity1,561—$4,444—
Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, Inc.health, prescription drug, HMO283—$99,327—
Simnsahealth, prescription drug, HMO267—$49,265—
Life Insurance Company of North Americalife707—$12,948—
Life Insurance Company of North Americalife350—$6,163—
Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded353—$843—
Life Insurance Company of North Americalong-term disability338—$4,200—
Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded1,650—$145—
Life Insurance Company of North Americashort-term disability330—$14,613—
California Physicians' Service (blue Shield of California)health, prescription drug, PPO93—$41,433—

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 KSL Ii Management Operations, 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.

Broker commissions + fees, dollars
KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC
$521,108
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

$494,189$521,108Broker pay20232024
KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC: premiums and broker commissions + fees, 2023 vs 2024
20232024Change
Participants1,078921−14.6%
Premiums filed$0$0not comparable
Broker commissions + fees$494,189$521,108+5.4%
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.

PlanPlan year endReceived by DOLTimingParticipants
KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC Health and Welfare Plan#501 · insurance, general assetsDecember 31, 2024July 8, 2025before deadline921

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 KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?

KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC's 2024 Form 5500 reports $521,108 in broker commissions and fees across 16 insurance contracts ($437,360 in commissions, $83,748 in fees), with The Baldwin Group receiving the largest share.

Is KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC'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 of California, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, Inc..

How does KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC's broker compensation compare with similar employers?

A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for KSL Ii Management Operations, LLC because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 500-999 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $104,902.

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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.