Loyola Marymount University
Updated Filing received by DOL
Loyola Marymount University, an education services employer in Los Angeles, California, reported 2,608 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows 16 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $219,214 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 31, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Loyola Marymount University's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Loyola Marymount University filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrisure · Double Oak, TX | $94,872 | $45,967 | $140,839 | 3 |
| Mercer · Minneapolis, MN | $72,430 | $5,945 | $78,375 | 7 |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, Part I (broker commissions and fees), plan year 2025, as published in EBSA's 2025 "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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Companyhealth, vision, prescription drug, HMO, PPO, indemnity | 2,531 | — | — | — |
| Delta Dental of Californiadental, PPO | 4,101 | — | — | — |
| Delta Dental of Californiadental, HMO | 389 | — | — | — |
| Hartford Life and Accidentlife, long-term disability | 2,137 | — | $131,502 | — |
| Hartford Life and Accidentcoverage not coded | 1,266 | — | $8,550 | — |
| Hartford Life and Accidentcoverage not coded | 3,224 | — | $787 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inchealth, prescription drug, HMO | 1,125 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 1,445 | — | $21,660 | — |
| Vision Service Planvision | 4,604 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 6 | — | $49 | — |
| Health Advocate Solutions, Inc.coverage not coded | 3,244 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyhealth, indemnity | 622 | — | $10,795 | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyhealth, indemnity | 255 | — | $4,143 | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 634 | — | $33,727 | — |
| Anthem Blue Crosshealth, PPO | 141 | — | — | — |
| Metlife Legal Planscoverage not coded | 337 | — | $8,001 | — |
Source: DOL Form 5500 Schedule A, plan year 2025. Self-funded medical coverage has no premium; amounts shown for it are stop-loss or administrative contracts.
How Loyola Marymount University 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
| 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 2,307 | 2,608 | +13.0% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $322,152 | $219,214 | −32.0% |
| Commission rate | — | — | — |
Source: DOL Form 5500 filings for plan years 2024 and 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University Welfare Benefits Plan#501 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2025 | July 31, 2026 | before deadline | 2,608 |
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 Loyola Marymount University pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Loyola Marymount University's 2025 Form 5500 reports $219,214 in broker commissions and fees across 16 insurance contracts ($167,302 in commissions, $51,912 in fees), with Acrisure receiving the largest share.
Is Loyola Marymount University's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2025 filing indicates the plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. Medical coverage is written by Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
How does Loyola Marymount University's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Loyola Marymount University because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 1,000-4,999 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $168,579.
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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.