Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · SHELTON, CT
ACME UNITED CORPORATION
Public Form 5500 records show how ACME UNITED CORPORATION of SHELTON, CT, a wholesale trade employer, structures its employee benefits. Its broker of record is MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC. Coverage is written through CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and 3 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 06-0236700 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 4 insured contracts covering health, vision, life and disability; the largest, with CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, covers 272 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $2,656,418, with $31,720 in disclosed broker commissions — about 1.2% of premium.
The most recent policy period ended in December, and the plan year ends December 31. Group contracts typically renew on that annual cycle.
MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC is the broker of record on 3 of the 4 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
4 carriers appear on the filing — CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, PROVIDENCE HEALTH PLAN, SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA and VISION SERVICE PLAN — with CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENCE HEALTH PLAN | Health | 77 | December | $535,589 | $16,068 |
| SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | Life, Disability | 453 | December | $232,268 | $13,836 |
| VISION SERVICE PLAN | Vision | 262 | December | $25,583 | $1,273 |
| CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 272 | December | $1,862,978 | $543 |
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