Meb General Contractors, Inc.
Updated Filing received by DOL
Meb General Contractors, Inc., a construction employer in Chesapeake, Virginia, reported 450 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 10 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $35,178 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on September 19, 2025, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Meb General Contractors, 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 Meb General Contractors, Inc. filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragan B Pulley JR. · Virginia Beach, VA | $14,265 | $0 | $14,265 | 2 |
| Tfa Benefits · Norfolk, VA | $10,857 | $0 | $10,857 | 4 |
| Ragan Pulley · Virginia Beach, VA | $7,542 | $0 | $7,542 | 1 |
| Frieden Agency LLC · Virginia Beach, VA | $2,514 | $0 | $2,514 | 1 |
| 60713ooa - None | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| 6079cobra - None | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pulley · Virginia Beach, VA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Shic Ooa Ind 60713ooahealth | 12 | — | — | — |
| Sentara Shic Ooa Ind 6079health | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sentara Health Plan 3077cobrahealth | — | — | — | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of America Lifestyle Add, Lifestyle Lifelife | 130 | — | $6,934 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalife, short-term disability | 161 | — | $7,331 | — |
| Sentara Health Plan 2102 Ohp - 95281health | 79 | — | $2,121 | — |
| Sentara Shic PPO - 60713PPO | 56 | — | $1,901 | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (dental)dental | 502 | — | $10,056 | — |
| Sentara Health 3077health | 287 | — | $5,914 | — |
| Sentara PPO Ohic PPO 6079PPO | 20 | — | $921 | — |
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 Meb General Contractors, 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.
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
| 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 408 | 450 | +10.3% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $45,057 | $35,178 | −21.9% |
| 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.
| Plan | Plan year end | Received by DOL | Timing | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meb General Contractors, Inc. Fringe Benefits#501 · insurance | February 28, 2025 | September 19, 2025 | before deadline | 450 |
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 Meb General Contractors, Inc. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Meb General Contractors, Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 reports $35,178 in broker commissions and fees across 10 insurance contracts ($35,178 in commissions, $0 in fees), with Ragan B Pulley JR. receiving the largest share.
Is Meb General Contractors, Inc.'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 Sentara Shic Ooa Ind 60713ooa, Sentara Shic Ooa Ind 6079, Sentara Health Plan 3077cobra.
How does Meb General Contractors, Inc.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Meb General Contractors, Inc. because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 200-499 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $77,013.
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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.