Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · DES PLAINES, IL
IMS COMPANIES, LLC
The filing calls this plan IMS COMPANIES, LLC WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN.
IMS COMPANIES, LLC of DES PLAINES, IL is a 438-participant manufacturing employer whose group benefits are disclosed in its annual Form 5500 filing. Its broker of record is ASSUREDPARTNERS OF OREGON, LLC. Coverage is written through BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS and 1 other carrier. The plan's most recent policy period ended in July.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 32-0045199 · plan 501 · plan year 2025, filed Jan 8, 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
Also declared: death benefits.
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 3 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision, life and disability; the largest, with BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS, covers 575 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $3,065,207, with $202,213 in disclosed broker commissions — about 6.6% of premium.
The most recent policy period ended in July, and the plan year ends July 31. Group contracts typically renew on that annual cycle.
ASSUREDPARTNERS OF OREGON, LLC is the broker of record on all 3 contracts.
Two carriers split the book: BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS and DEARBORN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS | Health | 575 | Aug 1, 2025 | $2,531,998 | $145,573 |
| DEARBORN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Vision, Life, Disability | 449 | Aug 1, 2025 | $347,864 | $43,707 |
| BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS | Dental | 508 | Aug 1, 2025 | $185,345 | $12,933 |
Premium and claims on this contract
BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS, contract 303503. For the contract year on this filing, the carrier reported $2,531,998 in premium earned and $2,193,885 in claims incurred. Dividing one by the other gives 87%.
- BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS, contract 303503 reported $338,113 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
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