Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · CHICAGO, IL
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION
The filing calls this plan NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLAN.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION of CHICAGO, IL files a Form 5500 with the U.S. Department of Labor disclosing its employee benefit plan. Its broker of record is BJORK GROUP INC. Coverage is written through BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS and 1 other carrier. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 36-2167818 · plan 516 · plan year 2025, filed May 27, 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: other welfare.
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 2 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision, life and disability; the largest, with BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS, covers 159 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $1,888,676, with $89,370 in disclosed broker commissions — about 4.7% 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.
BJORK GROUP INC is the broker of record on all 2 contracts.
Two carriers split the book: BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS and THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF ILLINOIS | Health | 159 | Jan 1, 2026 | $1,724,793 | $67,159 |
| THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Dental, Vision, Life, Disability | 124 | Jan 1, 2026 | $163,883 | $22,211 |
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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