Tankersley Food Service
Updated Filing received by DOL
Tankersley Food Service, a wholesale trade employer in Van Buren, Arkansas, reported 256 participants in its health and welfare plan for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $333,601 in insurance premiums across 12 contracts and $8,094 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is fully insured (an insurance carrier pays claims). The Department of Labor received the filing on March 7, 2026, 20 days after the extended deadline.
Who was paid on Tankersley Food Service's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Tankersley Food Service filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHC Next LLC · Fort Smith, AR | $6,199 | $0 | $6,199 | 9 |
| David Needham · Van Buren, AR | $967 | $654 | $1,621 | 8 |
| Maria Vandyke · Maumelle, AR | $112 | $0 | $112 | 9 |
| Jerry Duncan · Fayetteville, AR | $93 | $0 | $93 | 9 |
| Needham, David · Van Buren, AR | $46 | $0 | $46 | 1 |
| Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield · Little Rock, AR | $16 | $0 | $16 | 2 |
| Blue Shield Blue Cross · Little Rock, AR | $7 | $0 | $7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldhealth, prescription drug, PPO | 558 | $313,686 | — | — |
| Blue Cross, Blue Shielddental | 561 | $19,915 | — | — |
| Usable Lifelife, short-term disability | 232 | — | $970 | — |
| Usable Lifeshort-term disability | 104 | — | $1,017 | — |
| Usable Lifeshort-term disability | 101 | — | $586 | — |
| Usable Lifelife | 122 | — | $2,280 | — |
| Usable Lifeindemnity | 50 | — | $396 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldvision | 511 | — | — | — |
| Usable Lifeshort-term disability | 83 | — | $371 | — |
| Usable Lifeshort-term disability | 123 | — | $123 | — |
| Usable Lifelong-term disability | 47 | — | $654 | — |
| Usable Lifecoverage not coded | 29 | — | $1,697 | — |
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 Tankersley Food Service 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 | 247 | 256 | +3.6% |
| Premiums filed | $1,598,871 | $333,601 | −79.1% |
| Broker commissions + fees | $51,389 | $8,094 | −84.2% |
| Commission rate | 0.0% | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tankersley Food Service LLC#501 · insurance | April 30, 2025 | March 7, 2026 | 20 days late | 256 |
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 Tankersley Food Service pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Tankersley Food Service's 2024 Form 5500 reports $8,094 in broker commissions and fees across 12 insurance contracts ($7,440 in commissions, $654 in fees), with BHC Next LLC receiving the largest share.
Is Tankersley Food Service'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 Blue Cross Blue Shield.
How does Tankersley Food Service's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Tankersley Food Service because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 200-499 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $77,013.
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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.