Tyson Foods, Inc.
Updated Filing received by DOL a plan year 2025 filing was received June 30, 2026 for 1 of this employer's 2 plans; this record moves to 2025 when all have arrived
Tyson Foods, Inc., an agriculture, forestry, fishing employer in Springdale, Arkansas, reported 115,178 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 19 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $2.7M in broker commissions and fees. The plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself). The Department of Labor received the filing on October 10, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Tyson Foods, Inc.'s plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Tyson Foods, Inc. filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Insurance Services · Alpharetta, GA | $724,077 | $776,429 | $1,500,506 | 10 |
| Custom Benefit Programs Inc · Hammonton, NJ | $624,194 | $102,227 | $726,421 | 3 |
| Lockton · Dallas, TX | $236,817 | $32,131 | $268,948 | 6 |
| Mercer · Chicago, IL | $7,117 | $149,886 | $157,003 | 3 |
| Marsh McLennan Agency · Charlotte, NC | $43,506 | $0 | $43,506 | 3 |
| HUB International · Chicago, IL | $16,421 | $764 | $17,185 | 5 |
| Strategic Non-Medical Solutions · Boston, MA | $8,697 | $0 | $8,697 | 4 |
| Wex Health · Fargo, ND | $0 | $11 | $11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalife | 118,839 | — | $292,226 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalife | 33,941 | — | $488,505 | — |
| Metlife Legal Planscoverage not coded | 6,852 | — | $111,531 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalong-term disability | 83,351 | — | $578,707 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americacoverage not coded | 82 | — | $6,246 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americacoverage not coded | 8 | — | $472 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americalong-term disability | 13,008 | — | $184,353 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americaindemnity | 422 | — | $10,607 | — |
| Unum Insurance Companycoverage not coded · amount flagged as implausible, excluded | 27,999 | — | — | — |
| Unum Insurance Companycoverage not coded · amount flagged as implausible, excluded | 32,847 | — | — | — |
| Unum Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 21,631 | — | $926,088 | — |
| First Unum Life Insurance Companylife | 9 | — | $3,555 | — |
| Provident Life and Accident Insurance Companylife · amount flagged as implausible, excluded | 38,350 | — | — | — |
| United Behavioral Health dba Optumcoverage not coded | 112,418 | — | — | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americacoverage not coded | 27 | — | $1,953 | — |
| Unum Life Insurance Company of Americacoverage not coded | 1 | — | $26 | — |
| Provident Life and Accident Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 190 | — | $113,129 | — |
| Provident Life and Accident Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 3 | — | $4,450 | — |
| Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 2 | — | $429 | — |
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 Tyson Foods, Inc. 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 | 111,827 | 115,178 | +3.0% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | — |
| Broker commissions + fees | $2,552,737 | $2,722,277 | +6.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods, Inc. Group Health and Welfare Plan (actives & Cobra)#501 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | October 10, 2025 | within extension | 115,178 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. Texas Injury Benefit Plan#522 · general assets | December 31, 2024 | June 3, 2025 | before deadline | 12,470 |
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 Tyson Foods, Inc. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Tyson Foods, Inc.'s 2024 Form 5500 reports $2,722,277 in broker commissions and fees across 19 insurance contracts ($1,660,829 in commissions, $1,061,448 in fees), with Alliant Insurance Services receiving the largest share.
Is Tyson Foods, Inc.'s health plan self-funded or fully insured?
The 2024 filing indicates the plan is self-funded (the employer pays claims itself).
How does Tyson Foods, Inc.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Tyson Foods, Inc. 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.