Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · DES MOINES, IA
CDS GLOBAL, INC.
Public Form 5500 records show how CDS GLOBAL, INC. of DES MOINES, IA, a information and media employer, structures its employee benefits. Its broker of record is CGI-003837. Coverage is written through WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA and 4 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 13-3127783 · plan 607 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 6 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision and life; the largest, with WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA, covers 690 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $11,806,905, with $29,106 in disclosed broker commissions — about 0.2% 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.
CGI-003837 is the broker of record on 2 of the 6 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
5 carriers appear on the filing — WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA, DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA and VISION SERVICE PLAN among them — with WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | Life | 820 | December | $230,820 | $24,820 |
| LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | — | 818 | December | $23,662 | $2,544 |
| VISION SERVICE PLAN | Vision | 731 | December | $118,643 | $1,742 |
| CDS GLOBAL, INC. | — | 758 | December | $61,537 | $0 |
| WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA | Health | 690 | December | $10,896,468 | $0 |
| DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA | Dental | 747 | December | $475,775 | $0 |
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