Wakefern Food Corp.
Updated Filing received by DOL
Wakefern Food Corp., a retail — stores, food, auto, clothing employer in Keasbey, New Jersey, reported 1,865 participants in its health and welfare plans for plan year 2024. Its Form 5500 shows 11 insurance contracts with no premium reported and $15,278 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 14, 2025, within the extension window.
Who was paid on Wakefern Food Corp.'s plan
Schedule A, Part I lists each broker or agent paid on each insurance contract and the amount. Totals below add every contract Wakefern Food Corp. filed for 2024.
| Broker or agent | Commissions | Fees | Total | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFP · Plainview, NY | $14,003 | $1,242 | $15,245 | 1 |
| Mercer · Chicago, IL | $0 | $33 | $33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Life and Accidentlife, long-term disability | 1,806 | — | — | — |
| Ace American Insurance Companycoverage not coded | 1,806 | — | $15,245 | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 545 | — | $33 | — |
| Aetna Life Insurance Companydental, HMO | 883 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyvision | 330 | — | — | — |
| Hartford Life and Accidentlife | 340 | — | — | — |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Companyshort-term disability | 348 | — | — | — |
| Aetna Life Insurance Companydental, HMO | 96 | — | — | — |
| Aetna Life Insurance Companyhealth | 24 | — | — | — |
| Aetna Life Insurance Companyprescription drug | 16 | — | — | — |
| Hartford Life and Accidentlife | 83 | — | — | — |
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 Wakefern Food Corp. 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 | 1,806 | 1,865 | +3.3% |
| Premiums filed | $0 | $0 | — |
| Broker commissions + fees | $14,003 | $15,278 | +9.1% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefern Food Corp. Health & Welfare Plan for Full-Time Employees#505 · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | October 14, 2025 | within extension | 1,865 |
| Wakefern Food Corp. Health and Welfare Plan for Grocery West Union Employees#512 · filed under DFVCP · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | June 3, 2026 | 231 days late | 346 |
| Wakefern Food Corp. Retiree Health and Welfare Plan#509 · filed under DFVCP · insurance, general assets | December 31, 2024 | June 3, 2026 | 231 days late | 223 |
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 Wakefern Food Corp. pay in health insurance broker commissions in 2024?
Wakefern Food Corp.'s 2024 Form 5500 reports $15,278 in broker commissions and fees across 11 insurance contracts ($14,003 in commissions, $1,275 in fees), with NFP receiving the largest share.
Is Wakefern Food Corp.'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 Aetna Life Insurance Company.
How does Wakefern Food Corp.'s broker compensation compare with similar employers?
A commission-to-premium ratio cannot be computed for Wakefern Food Corp. because the filing does not report medical premium on Schedule A (usual for self-funded plans). In dollars, employers with 1,000-4,999 participants that disclosed broker pay reported a median of $168,579.
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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.