Sealed Air Corporation
Updated Filing received by DOL a plan year 2025 filing was received August 24, 2026 for 2 of this employer's 3 plans; this record moves to 2025 when all have arrived
Sealed Air Corporation, a manufacturing — chemical, wood, plastics employer in Charlotte, North Carolina, reported 7,263 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 20 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $986,241 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. The Department of Labor received the filing on October 10, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Sealed Air Corporation's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Sealed Air Corporation filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson · New York, NY | $889,876 | $59,719 | $949,595 | 16 |
| The Insurance Partners LLC -000 · Overland Park, KS | $13,107 | $0 | $13,107 | 1 |
| Gregory Hinrichs · Charlotte, NC | $10,791 | $0 | $10,791 | 1 |
| James Deuink · Charlotte, NC | $4,865 | $0 | $4,865 | 1 |
| Daniel Richardson · Charlotte, NC | $4,825 | $0 | $4,825 | 1 |
| Lockton · Kansas City, MO | $2,811 | $247 | $3,058 | 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.
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 Sealed Air Corporation 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 | 7,082 | 7,263 | +2.6% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $782,660 | $986,241 | +26.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sealed Air Corporation Health and Welfare Program for Active Employees#501 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | October 10, 2025 | within extension | 7,263 |
| Diversey, Inc. Retiree Medical Savings Account#502 · general assets, trust | December 31, 2024 | October 10, 2025 | within extension | 1,657 |
| Sealed Air Corporation Health and Welfare Program for Retirees#531 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | October 10, 2025 | within extension | 1,590 |
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 Sealed Air Corporation pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Sealed Air Corporation's 2024 Form 5500 reports $986,241 in broker commissions and fees across 20 insurance contracts ($926,275 in commissions, $59,966 in fees), with Willis Towers Watson receiving the largest share.
Is Sealed Air Corporation's health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. Medical coverage is written by Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
How does Sealed Air Corporation's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Sealed Air Corporation because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 5,000+ participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $458,262.
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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.