Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · GRINNELL, IA
TRUSTEES OF GRINNELL COLLEGE
TRUSTEES OF GRINNELL COLLEGE of GRINNELL, IA files a Form 5500 with the U.S. Department of Labor disclosing its employee benefit plan. Its broker of record is COTTINGHAM & BUTLER INSURANCE SVCS.. Coverage is written through WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA and 3 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 42-0680387 · plan 520 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 6 insured contracts covering health, vision, life, disability and stop-loss; the largest, with WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA, covers 787 people.
The medical plan carries stop-loss coverage, which usually signals a self-funded health plan with insured protection against large claims.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $11,288,849, with $45,447 in disclosed broker commissions — about 0.4% of premium.
The health contract's policy period ended in December, while at least one ancillary line renews in June — the plan is on a split renewal cycle.
COTTINGHAM & BUTLER INSURANCE SVCS. is the broker of record on 1 of the 6 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT | Life, Disability | 877 | June | $762,911 | $29,874 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 54 | December | $30,030 | $6,192 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 40 | December | $16,794 | $3,372 |
| VISION SERVICE PLAN | Vision | 660 | June | $148,869 | $3,295 |
| METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Health | 79 | December | $14,806 | $2,714 |
| WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA | Health, Stop-loss | 787 | June | $10,315,439 | $0 |
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