Sterling Computers Corporation
Updated Filing received by DOL
Sterling Computers Corporation, a wholesale trade employer in North Sioux City, South Dakota, reported 290 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2025. Its Form 5500 shows $2.3M in insurance premiums across 5 contracts and $103,567 in broker commissions and fees, 2.6% 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 July 28, 2026, before the deadline.
Who was paid on Sterling Computers 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 Sterling Computers Corporation filed for 2025.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc · Des Moines, IA | $59,875 | $0 | $59,875 | 1 |
| Gallagher · Sioux City, IA | $40,262 | $3,430 | $43,692 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota, Inc.health | 203 | $2.3M | $59,875 | 2.6% |
| Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.dental, vision, PPO | 470 | — | $20,565 | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companylife, long-term disability | 447 | — | $14,274 | — |
| American Heritage Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 115 | — | $8,715 | — |
| Shelterpoint Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 2 | — | $138 | — |
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 Sterling Computers 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.
Premium per covered person on medical contracts: $11,191 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 | 291 | 290 | −0.3% |
| Premiums filed | $2,241,245 | $2,271,679 | +1.4% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $105,001 | $103,567 | −1.4% |
| Commission rate | 2.7% | 2.6% | −0.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Computers Inc. Wrap Benefit Plan#501 · insurance | December 31, 2025 | July 28, 2026 | before deadline | 290 |
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 Sterling Computers Corporation pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2025?
Sterling Computers Corporation's 2025 Form 5500 reports $103,567 in broker commissions and fees across 5 insurance contracts ($100,137 in commissions, $3,430 in fees), with Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc receiving the largest share.
Is Sterling Computers Corporation'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 Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota, Inc..
How does Sterling Computers Corporation's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
Sterling Computers Corporation paid 2.6% of medical premium in commissions and fees. The median for employers with 200-499 participants is 3.6%, and the median in South Dakota is 1.6%. 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.