Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · DES MOINES, IA
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY of DES MOINES, IA insures health, life and disability coverage for its employees, per Schedule A of its Form 5500. Its broker of record is EMPOWER BENEFITS, INC.. Coverage is written through WELLMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA and 4 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in October.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 42-1425214 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 6 insured contracts covering health, life and disability; the largest, with WELLMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA, covers 4,254 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $65,599,140, with $38,279 in disclosed broker commissions — about 0.1% of premium.
The health contract's policy period ended in October, while at least one ancillary line renews in December — the plan is on a split renewal cycle.
EMPOWER BENEFITS, INC. is the broker of record on 1 of the 6 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
5 carriers appear on the filing — WELLMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY among them — with WELLMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | — | 797 | December | $70,457 | $16,485 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 542 | October | $96,436 | $14,803 |
| MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life | 13,004 | March | $827,989 | $4,747 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life | 5,181 | December | $1,325,680 | $2,244 |
| PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Disability | 4,723 | December | $1,916,740 | $0 |
| WELLMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA | Health | 4,254 | December | $61,361,838 | $0 |
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