The Mitre Corporation
Updated Filing received by DOL a plan year 2025 filing was received September 3, 2026 for 1 of this employer's 2 plans; this record moves to 2025 when all have arrived
The Mitre Corporation, a professional & technical services employer in Bedford, Massachusetts, reported 9,931 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 16 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $1.2M 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 15, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on The Mitre 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 The Mitre Corporation filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Towers Watson · New York, NY | $815,835 | $311,855 | $1,127,690 | 12 |
| Mercer · Saint Louis, MO | $75,561 | $8,969 | $84,530 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 9,550 | — | $2,346 | — |
| Metlife Legal Planscoverage not coded | 2,641 | — | $82,184 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companylife | 9,712 | — | $101,746 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companylong-term disability | 5,505 | — | $107,821 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 13,972 | — | $96,352 | — |
| Vision Service Planvision | 6,722 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companydental | 127 | — | $5,057 | — |
| First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 101 | — | $2,177 | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companydental | 16,244 | — | $378,408 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 36 | — | $1,671 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companyhealth | 536 | — | $6,767 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companyhealth | 18 | — | $1,368 | — |
| Reliance Standard Life Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 4,008 | — | $19,581 | — |
| HMSAHMO | 67 | — | — | — |
| Qbe Insurancecoverage not coded | 7,087 | — | $315,890 | — |
| Aetna Life Insurance CompanyHMO | 147 | — | $90,852 | — |
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 The Mitre 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 | 9,598 | 9,931 | +3.5% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $1,230,765 | $1,212,220 | −1.5% |
| 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 Mitre Corporation Health & Welfare Plan#501 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | October 15, 2025 | within extension | 9,931 |
| Mitre Corporation Health Care Plan#542 · insurance, trust | December 31, 2024 | October 15, 2025 | within extension | 7,408 |
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 The Mitre Corporation pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
The Mitre Corporation's 2024 Form 5500 reports $1,212,220 in broker commissions and fees across 16 insurance contracts ($891,396 in commissions, $320,824 in fees), with Willis Towers Watson receiving the largest share.
Is The Mitre 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 Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company.
How does The Mitre Corporation's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for The Mitre 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.