Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · CHARLOTTE, NC
THE HEARST CORPORATION
THE HEARST CORPORATION of CHARLOTTE, NC is a 8,030-participant information and media employer whose group benefits are disclosed in its annual Form 5500 filing. Its broker of record is MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS 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 13-0433120 · plan 503 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 9 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision and life; the largest, with METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, covers 14,724 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $18,094,462, with $319 in disclosed broker commissions — about 0% 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.
MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC is the broker of record on 6 of the 9 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
6 carriers appear on the filing — METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY, KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC. and SAFEGUARD HEALTH PLANS, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 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 | Dental, Vision, Life | 52 | December | $32,401 | $319 |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Health | 488 | December | $4,116,973 | $0 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dental | 14,724 | December | $7,569,195 | $0 |
| SAFEGUARD HEALTH PLANS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION | Dental | 46 | December | $8,371 | $0 |
| SAFEGUARD HEALTH PLANS, INC. A FLORIDA CORPORATION | Dental | 41 | December | $6,940 | $0 |
| SAFEGUARD HEALTH PLANS, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION | Dental | 84 | December | $13,467 | $0 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Vision | 12,961 | December | $1,045,929 | $0 |
| KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC. | Health | 32 | December | $288,642 | $0 |
| UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 95 | December | $5,012,544 | $0 |
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