Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · DENVER, CO
MEDIANEWS GROUP, INC.
MEDIANEWS GROUP, INC. of DENVER, CO spreads its employee benefits across 13 insurance carriers, according to its Form 5500 Schedule A. Its broker of record is GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES OF CO. Coverage is written through CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and 12 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 76-0425553 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 13 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision, life and disability; the largest, with CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, covers 590 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $23,039,254, with $187,239 in disclosed broker commissions — about 0.8% of premium.
The health contract's policy period ended in December, while at least one ancillary line renews in August — the plan is on a split renewal cycle.
GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES OF CO is the broker of record on 8 of the 13 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
13 carriers appear on the filing — CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC., KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF COLORADO and DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO among them — with CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | Health, Dental | 752 | December | $7,592,150 | $89,417 |
| LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | Life, Disability | 2,021 | December | $972,319 | $42,415 |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF COLORADO | Health, Dental | 502 | December | $3,662,758 | $27,039 |
| DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO | Dental | 2,573 | December | $1,008,099 | $20,327 |
| HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 53 | December | $35,849 | $6,213 |
| MVP HEALTH SERVICE CORP | Health | 2 | December | $46,078 | $1,792 |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE NORTHWEST | Health | 4 | December | $4,455 | $36 |
| VISION SERVICE PLAN | Vision | 1,308 | December | $155,165 | $0 |
| CAPITAL ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 3 | December | $13,335 | $0 |
| NEW YORK LIFE GROUP INSURANCE COMPANY OF NY | — | 34 | December | $8,356 | $0 |
| FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 2,129 | August | $2,484 | $0 |
| TELUS HEALTH (US) LTD. | — | 2,155 | December | $23,922 | $0 |
| CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 590 | December | $9,514,284 | $0 |
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