Universal Services of America, LP
Updated Filing received by DOL a plan year 2025 filing was received July 23, 2026 for 1 of this employer's 2 plans; this record moves to 2025 when all have arrived
Universal Services of America, LP, an administrative & support services employer in Irvine, California, reported 171,556 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows $163,988 in insurance premiums across 15 contracts and $447,325 in broker commissions and fees. The plan is a mix of insured and self-funded coverage. The Department of Labor received the filing on August 5, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Universal Services of America, LP's plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Universal Services of America, LP filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockton · Pasadena, CA | $327,798 | $38,681 | $366,479 | 8 |
| The Boon Insurance Agency · Austin, TX | $72,647 | $0 | $72,647 | 2 |
| Vidal & Rodriguez · Unknown, CA | $8,199 | $0 | $8,199 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple S Salud, Inc.health, dental, life, prescription drug | 12 | $163,988 | $8,199 | 5.0% |
| Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliateshealth, dental, indemnity | 46,322 | — | — | — |
| Continental American Insurance Companycoverage not coded · amount flagged as implausible, excluded | 61,317 | — | — | — |
| Metlife Legal Planscoverage not coded | 15,497 | — | $255,562 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.health, prescription drug, HMO | 601 | — | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washingtonhealth, prescription drug, HMO | 1,045 | — | — | — |
| Transamerica Life Insurance Companyhealth, indemnity | 1,141 | — | $2,445 | — |
| Medica Insurance Companyhealth, prescription drug | 553 | — | $1,196 | — |
| Delaware American Life Insurance Companyhealth | 1 | — | — | — |
| Eyemed Vision Care on Behalf of Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co.vision | 56,931 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan General Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 14,830 | — | $109,721 | — |
| Life Insurance Company of North Americalife, short-term disability, long-term disability · amount flagged as implausible, excluded | 171,179 | — | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.health, prescription drug, HMO | 9,543 | — | — | — |
| Aetna Life Insurance Companyhealth, indemnity | 15,801 | — | $70,202 | — |
| Life Insurance Company of North Americalife | 1,467 | — | — | — |
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 Universal Services of America, LP 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.
Premium per covered person on medical contracts: $13,666 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 | 175,294 | 171,556 | −2.1% |
| Premiums filed | $6,635,196 | $163,988 | not comparable |
| Broker commissions + fees | $1,296,293 | $447,325 | −65.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Universal Health and Welfare Benefit Plan#502 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | August 5, 2025 | within extension | 171,556 |
| Health and Welfare Plan for Employees of Allied Universal in Puerto Rico#503 · insurance | October 31, 2025 | May 10, 2026 | before deadline | 1,601 |
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 Universal Services of America, LP pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Universal Services of America, LP's 2024 Form 5500 reports $447,325 in broker commissions and fees across 15 insurance contracts ($408,644 in commissions, $38,681 in fees), with Lockton receiving the largest share.
Is Universal Services of America, LP'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 Triple S Salud, Inc., Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc..
How does Universal Services of America, LP's broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Universal Services of America, LP 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.