Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · AKRON, OH
STERLING JEWELERS INC.
STERLING JEWELERS INC. of AKRON, OH is a 13,171-participant retail employer whose group benefits are disclosed in its annual Form 5500 filing. Its broker of record is STRATEGIC NON-MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LLC. Coverage is written through METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and 5 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 52-0964503 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 10 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision, life and disability; the largest, with METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, covers 15,480 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $12,125,797, with $224,426 in disclosed broker commissions — about 1.9% of premium.
The most recent policy period ended in December, and the plan year ends January 31. Group contracts typically renew on that annual cycle.
STRATEGIC NON-MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LLC is the broker of record on 9 of the 10 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
6 carriers appear on the filing — METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, DELTA DENTAL OF OHIO, FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and METLIFE LEGAL PLANS among them — with METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life, Disability | 15,480 | December | $5,484,337 | $126,265 |
| METLIFE LEGAL PLANS | — | 1,114 | December | $264,711 | $27,434 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 2,569 | December | $319,410 | $24,945 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 1,695 | December | $366,675 | $18,433 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 4,420 | December | $162,989 | $12,583 |
| FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Vision | 13,766 | December | $662,526 | $9,919 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 28,516 | December | $24,237 | $4,847 |
| DELTA DENTAL OF OHIO | Dental | 14,810 | December | $4,571,992 | $0 |
| MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 1,399 | December | $38,804 | $0 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 1,444 | December | $230,116 | $0 |
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