Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · TOPEKA, KS
BARTLETT & WEST, INC.
BARTLETT & WEST, INC. of TOPEKA, KS is a 313-participant professional services employer whose group benefits are disclosed in its annual Form 5500 filing. Its broker of record is WATKO BENEFIT GROUP. Coverage is written through BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS and 3 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 48-0770612 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 6 insured contracts covering vision, life, disability and stop-loss; the largest, with BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, covers 883 people.
The only insured piece of the health benefit is stop-loss coverage — the plan itself is self-funded, so premium and commission here reflect the stop-loss contract, not medical premium.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $929,369, with $18,251 in disclosed broker commissions — about 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.
WATKO BENEFIT GROUP is the broker of record on 5 of the 6 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | Life, Disability | 369 | December | $124,046 | $14,232 |
| EYEMED VISION CARE | Vision | 620 | December | $36,723 | $3,365 |
| VISION SERVICE PLAN | Vision | 28 | December | $8,081 | $654 |
| BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS | Stop-loss | 883 | December | $760,519 | $0 |
| EYEMED VISION CARE | Vision | — | December | — | $0 |
| EYEMED VISION CARE | Vision | — | December | — | $0 |
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