Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125
Updated Filing received by DOL
Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125, a mining, oil & gas employer in Scott, Louisiana, reported 104 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $1.3M in insurance premiums across 4 contracts and $121,740 in broker commissions and fees, 5.4% 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 October 13, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125 filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremin Insurance & Risk Management · Lafayette, LA | $59,602 | $22,976 | $82,578 | 2 |
| Gis Benefits Inc · Morris, IL | $19,045 | $7,032 | $26,077 | 3 |
| Fremin Insurance & Risk Managament · Lafayette, LA | $8,740 | $0 | $8,740 | 1 |
| Fremin Insurance and Risk Managemen · Lafayette, LA | $3,396 | $0 | $3,396 | 1 |
| Mark Stephen Mettille · ST Petersburg, FL | $949 | $0 | $949 | 1 |
| Administrators Inc, Boon-Champman B · Austin, TX | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluecross and Blueshield of Louisianahealth, prescription drug | 246 | $1.2M | $65,480 | 5.4% |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability, long-term disability | 62 | $58,265 | $12,092 | 20.8% |
| Guardianindemnity | 41 | $18,982 | $4,345 | 22.9% |
| Principal Life Insurance Companydental, vision, life, PPO | 247 | — | $39,823 | — |
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 Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125 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: $4,937 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
| 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | 100 | 104 | +4.0% |
| Premiums filed | $1,186,205 | $1,291,641 | +8.9% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $90,673 | $121,740 | +34.3% |
| Commission rate | 4.9% | 5.4% | +0.5 pts |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industries LLC Section 125 Plan#501 · insurance | January 31, 2025 | October 13, 2025 | within extension | 104 |
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 Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125 pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125's 2024 Form 5500 reports $121,740 in broker commissions and fees across 4 insurance contracts ($91,732 in commissions, $30,008 in fees), with Fremin Insurance & Risk Management receiving the largest share.
Is Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125'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 Bluecross and Blueshield of Louisiana.
How does Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Pipeline Environmental & Compression Industires LLC Sec 125 paid 5.4% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 100-199 participants is 4.2%, and the median in Louisiana is 5.0%. 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.