Southern California Edison Company
Updated Filing received by DOL
Southern California Edison Company, an utilities employer in Rosemead, California, reported 27,770 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $8.8M in insurance premiums across 11 contracts and $719,807 in broker commissions and fees, 0.0% of medical premium against a national median of 3.8% among plans that paid commissions in plan year 2024. 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 Southern California Edison Company's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Southern California Edison Company filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh McLennan Agency · King of Prussia, PA | $514,190 | $83,688 | $597,878 | 3 |
| Buck · Dallas, TX | $88,060 | $33,869 | $121,929 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.health, prescription drug, HMO | 117 | $5.1M | — | — |
| Vision Service Planvision | 25,026 | $3.4M | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.health, prescription drug, HMO | 2,747 | $222,624 | — | — |
| Cigna Health & Life Insurance Companydental, indemnity | 2,708 | — | — | — |
| Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded | 13,772 | — | $4,645 | — |
| Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded | 7,442 | — | $65,162 | — |
| Life Insurance Company of North Americalife | 13,770 | — | $528,071 | — |
| Arag Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 4,512 | — | $121,929 | — |
| US Behavioral Health Plan, California dba Optumcoverage not coded | 14,037 | — | — | — |
| Delta Dental of Californiadental | 21,557 | — | — | — |
| Life Insurance Company of North Americacoverage not coded | 13,770 | — | — | — |
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 Southern California Edison Company 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: $1,867 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 | 26,915 | 27,770 | +3.2% |
| Premiums filed | $46,807,167 | $8,774,115 | −81.3% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $886,205 | $719,807 | −18.8% |
| Commission rate | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison International Welfare Benefit Plan#501 · insurance, general assets, trust | December 31, 2024 | October 10, 2025 | within extension | 27,770 |
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 Southern California Edison Company pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Southern California Edison Company's 2024 Form 5500 reports $719,807 in broker commissions and fees across 11 insurance contracts ($602,250 in commissions, $117,557 in fees), with Marsh McLennan Agency receiving the largest share.
Is Southern California Edison Company'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 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc..
How does Southern California Edison Company's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Southern California Edison Company paid 0.0% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 5,000+ participants is 4.8%, and the median in California is 4.0%. 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.