Menholt Automotive Group
Updated Filing received by DOL
Menholt Automotive Group, a retail — stores, food, auto, clothing employer in Billings, Montana, reported 339 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows 8 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $179,023 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on May 29, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Menholt Automotive Group's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Menholt Automotive Group filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam Avery Insurance Agency Inc. · Billings, MT | $143,111 | $0 | $143,111 | 2 |
| Jake B Kaufmann · Billings, MT | $9,020 | $0 | $9,020 | 1 |
| Duane J Binstock · Billings, MT | $6,008 | $0 | $6,008 | 1 |
| Cheryl Lorraine Johnson · Rapid City, SD | $4,713 | $0 | $4,713 | 1 |
| Kayla Ann Schad · Rapid City, SD | $2,179 | $8 | $2,187 | 2 |
| Shivani Patel · Rapid City, SD | $2,166 | $0 | $2,166 | 1 |
| Holly Kristine Hall · Hayden, ID | $1,801 | $0 | $1,801 | 1 |
| Janet H Bohne · Rapid City, SD | $1,697 | $0 | $1,697 | 3 |
| Amber Marie Lind · Rapid City, SD | $1,502 | $8 | $1,510 | 3 |
| Guenot Enterprises Inc · Rapid City, SD | $1,002 | $0 | $1,002 | 2 |
| J Kaufmann Insurance Inc · Billings, MT | $734 | $0 | $734 | 3 |
| Judith R Sides · Rapid City, SD | $658 | $0 | $658 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental American Insurance Companyshort-term disability, indemnity | 182 | — | $29,847 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability | 5 | — | $701 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability | 2 | — | $208 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability | 1 | — | $245 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability | 6 | — | $650 | — |
| Aflaclife, short-term disability | 43 | — | $4,261 | — |
| Bluecross Blueshield of Montanahealth, prescription drug | 453 | — | $105,763 | — |
| Guardian Life Insurance Company of Americadental, vision, life | 494 | — | $37,348 | — |
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 Menholt Automotive Group 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 | 463 | 339 | −26.8% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $166,823 | $179,023 | +7.3% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menholt Automotive Group Health Plan#501 · insurance | December 31, 2025 | May 29, 2026 | before deadline | 339 |
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 Menholt Automotive Group pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Menholt Automotive Group's 2025 Form 5500 reports $179,023 in broker commissions and fees across 8 insurance contracts ($178,938 in commissions, $85 in fees), with Miriam Avery Insurance Agency Inc. receiving the largest share.
Is Menholt Automotive Group's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2025 filing indicates the plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). Medical coverage is written by Bluecross Blueshield of Montana.
How does Menholt Automotive Group's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Menholt Automotive Group 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.