Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · BRISTOL, RI
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY of BRISTOL, RI spreads its employee benefits across 9 insurance carriers, according to its Form 5500 Schedule A. Its broker of record is STARKWEATHER AND SHEPLEY INC. Coverage is written through BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND and 8 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in June.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 05-0277222 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 13 insured contracts covering health, vision, life and disability; the largest, with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND, covers 1,440 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $13,470,918, with $21,178 in disclosed broker commissions — about 0.2% of premium.
The most recent policy period ended in June, and the plan year ends June 30. Group contracts typically renew on that annual cycle.
STARKWEATHER AND SHEPLEY INC is the broker of record on 1 of the 13 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
9 carriers appear on the filing — BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND, LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, VISION SERVICE PLAN and STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY among them — with BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND | Health | 1,440 | June | $12,905,770 | $10,948 |
| GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 5 | June | $12,745 | $4,756 |
| AFLAC | Vision | 24 | June | $18,203 | $2,059 |
| STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | Disability | 48 | June | $30,675 | $1,898 |
| GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 11 | June | $17,353 | $698 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 843 | June | $2,000 | $500 |
| AFLAC | — | 3 | June | $2,769 | $277 |
| BOSTON MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life | 16 | June | $1,304 | $42 |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Disability | 809 | June | $197,173 | $0 |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life | 931 | June | $180,581 | $0 |
| NEW DIRECTIONS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | — | 897 | June | $11,347 | $0 |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 809 | June | $41,181 | $0 |
| VISION SERVICE PLAN | Vision | 302 | June | $49,817 | $0 |
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