Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · BIRMINGHAM, AL
BALCH & BINGHAM LLP
The filing calls this plan BALCH & BINGHAM HEALTH CARE PLAN.
BALCH & BINGHAM LLP of BIRMINGHAM, AL is a small professional services employer whose insured group plan is on public record in its Form 5500 filing. Coverage is written through BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 63-0328165 · plan 501 · plan year 2025, filed Jul 29, 2026
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How this plan is funded
Fully insured as reported
The filing reports medical coverage through an insurance contract on Schedule A, and no money paid for benefits by the plan itself.
Benefits declared on this filing
Declared benefits are the plan’s own line 8b codes on Form 5500. “Not on Schedule A” means no insured contract for that line appears on this filing. That usually means the benefit is self-funded, or it sits under a different plan number.
Persons covered is the count the carrier filed for that policy at the end of its policy year, and it can include dependents. Participants is the plan's own count at the start of its plan year. The two count different people, so a covered figure can be larger.
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 1 insured contract covering health and dental; the largest, with BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA, covers 228 people.
Reported premium is $1,825,597; the filing discloses no broker commission on these contracts.
The most recent policy period ended in December, and the plan year ends December 31. Group contracts typically renew on that annual cycle.
No broker of record is named on the Schedule A. The contracts may be written directly with the carrier, or the broker fields were left blank on the filing.
At 94 participants this is a small group; Form 5500 is required once a welfare plan reaches 100 participants, or when it is funded through insurance contracts.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA | Health, Dental | 228 | Jan 1, 2026 | $1,825,597 | $0 |
Premium and claims on this contract
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA, contract 23137. For the contract year on this filing, the carrier reported $1,825,597 in premium earned and $2,361,825 in claims incurred. Dividing one by the other gives 129%.
- BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA, contract 23137 reported $202,460 in retention.
Retention is what the carrier kept of the premium after claims, as reported: administration, commissions and other charges.
Only experience-rated contracts report these figures, so most filings leave them blank.
Covered = persons covered at policy year end, as filed on Schedule A for that policy — often certificates or one class, not the whole plan. Premium = the filing’s own premium/charges figure; “—” means not credibly reported.
Administrator and service providers
The plan administrator is from line 3a of the main form. The service providers are named on Schedule C of this filing. We publish company names only.
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