Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · VANCOUVER, WA
GREAT WESTERN MALTING CO.
Public Form 5500 records show how GREAT WESTERN MALTING CO. of VANCOUVER, WA, a manufacturing employer, structures its employee benefits. Its broker of record is MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC. Coverage is written through SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and 1 other carrier. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 98-0100247 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 3 insured contracts covering life and disability; the largest, with SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, covers 268 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $213,292, with $39,889 in disclosed broker commissions — about 19% 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 2 of the 3 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
Two carriers split the book: SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and EMPATHIA, INC..
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 116 | December | $43,023 | $23,983 |
| SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life, Disability | 268 | December | $159,065 | $15,906 |
| EMPATHIA, INC. | — | 509 | December | $11,204 | $0 |
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