Otto Engineering, Inc.
Updated Filing received by DOL
Otto Engineering, Inc., a manufacturing — metal, equipment, transportation employer in Carpentersville, Illinois, reported 433 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows $11M in insurance premiums across 7 contracts and $219,243 in broker commissions and fees, 1.4% of medical premium against a national median of 3.8% among plans that paid commissions in plan year 2024. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on August 11, 2026, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Otto Engineering, 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 Otto Engineering, Inc. filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Plexus Groupe, LLC · Deer Park, IL | $144,064 | $0 | $144,064 | 5 |
| Plexus Group LLC · Deer Park, IL | $25,860 | $14,962 | $40,822 | 1 |
| Disability RMS · Portland, ME | $0 | $23,894 | $23,894 | 2 |
| NFP · Chicago, IL | $0 | $10,139 | $10,139 | 1 |
| Watchtower Technologies Inc · Chicago, IL | $324 | $0 | $324 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluecross Blueshield of Illinoishealth | 883 | $8.7M | $114,379 | 1.3% |
| Bluecross Blueshield of Illinoishealth | 879 | $2.0M | $40,822 | 2.1% |
| Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of the Fidelity Security Life Ins. Co.vision | 330 | — | $7,640 | — |
| Delta Dental of Illinoisdental | 442 | — | $324 | — |
| Transamerica Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 147 | — | $5,635 | — |
| Transamerica Life Insurance Companylong-term disability | 320 | — | $24,320 | — |
| Transamerica Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 252 | — | $26,123 | — |
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 Otto Engineering, 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.
Premium per covered person on medical contracts: $6,060 a year (national median $7,274).
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 | 546 | 433 | −20.7% |
| Premiums filed | $7,555,021 | $10,678,280 | +41.3% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $143,958 | $219,243 | +52.3% |
| Commission rate | 1.5% | 1.4% | −0.1 pts |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Engineering Welfare Benefit Plan#501 · insurance | December 31, 2025 | August 11, 2026 | within extension | 433 |
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 Otto Engineering, Inc. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Otto Engineering, Inc.'s 2025 Form 5500 reports $219,243 in broker commissions and fees across 7 insurance contracts ($170,248 in commissions, $48,995 in fees), with The Plexus Groupe, LLC receiving the largest share.
Is Otto Engineering, Inc.'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 Illinois.
How does Otto Engineering, Inc.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Otto Engineering, Inc. paid 1.4% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 200-499 participants is 3.6%, and the median in Illinois is 1.5%. Percentages are computed only on fully insured medical contracts with filed premiums.
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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.