Missouri Prime Beef Packers, LLC
Updated Filing received by DOL
Missouri Prime Beef Packers, LLC, an agriculture, forestry, fishing employer in Pleasant Hope, Missouri, reported 160 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 4 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $8,981 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself). The Department of Labor received the filing on May 28, 2025, 102 days after the extended deadline.
Who was paid on Missouri Prime Beef Packers, 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 Missouri Prime Beef Packers, LLC filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USI Insurance Services · Virginia Beach, VA | $2,599 | $341 | $2,940 | 1 |
| The Bukaty Agency, Inc. · Leawood, KS | $1,889 | $53 | $1,942 | 1 |
| Shane Grau · Topeka, KS | $1,152 | $0 | $1,152 | 1 |
| Disability RMS · Portland, ME | $0 | $1,057 | $1,057 | 1 |
| Bukaty Companies, Inc. · Leawood, KS | $643 | $0 | $643 | 2 |
| Adam J. Stein · Overland Park, KS | $396 | $141 | $537 | 1 |
| Matthew Gant · Emporia, KS | $267 | $0 | $267 | 1 |
| Karen A. Dick · Rossville, KS | $184 | $0 | $184 | 1 |
| Melissa Dawn Horgan · Rossville, KS | $153 | $0 | $153 | 1 |
| Caleb J. Gilmour · Wichita, KS | $109 | $0 | $109 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Dental of Missouridental | 274 | — | $3,003 | — |
| Aflaccoverage not coded | 62 | — | $3,189 | — |
| New York Life Insurance Companylife, long-term disability | 277 | — | $2,209 | — |
| Surency Life and Healthvision | — | — | $580 | — |
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 Missouri Prime Beef Packers, 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.
Year over year
| 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 186 | 160 | −14.0% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | — |
| Broker commissions + fees | $34,438 | $8,981 | −73.9% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Prime Beef Packers, LLC Health and Welfare Plan#501 · final filing · filed under DFVCP · insurance, general assets | April 30, 2024 | May 28, 2025 | 102 days late | 160 |
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 Missouri Prime Beef Packers, LLC pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Missouri Prime Beef Packers, LLC's 2024 Form 5500 reports $8,981 in broker commissions and fees across 4 insurance contracts ($7,390 in commissions, $1,591 in fees), with USI Insurance Services receiving the largest share.
Is Missouri Prime Beef Packers, LLC's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself).
How does Missouri Prime Beef Packers, LLC's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Missouri Prime Beef Packers, 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.