Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · NEWPORT, AR
ARKANSAS STEEL ASSOCIATES
Public Form 5500 records show how ARKANSAS STEEL ASSOCIATES of NEWPORT, AR, a manufacturing employer, structures its employee benefits. Its broker of record is M&P INSURANCE & INVESTMENT SERVICES. Coverage is written through ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD and 2 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 71-0682367 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 6 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision, life and disability; the largest, with ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, covers 262 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $3,205,662, with $55,159 in disclosed broker commissions — about 1.7% of premium.
The health contract's policy period ended in December, while at least one ancillary line renews in September — the plan is on a split renewal cycle.
M&P INSURANCE & INVESTMENT SERVICES is the broker of record on 1 of the 6 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
3 carriers appear on the filing — ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT and USABLE LIFE — with ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT | Life, Disability | 260 | September | $213,576 | $32,036 |
| USABLE LIFE | Life | 273 | August | $116,652 | $15,493 |
| USABLE LIFE | — | 240 | August | $69,880 | $7,630 |
| ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD | Health | 262 | December | $2,609,091 | $0 |
| ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD | Dental | 263 | December | $159,793 | $0 |
| ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD | Vision | 216 | December | $36,670 | $0 |
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