Form 5500 · Employee benefit plan · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY of SALT LAKE CITY, UT files a Form 5500 with the U.S. Department of Labor disclosing its employee benefit plan. Its broker of record is MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC. Coverage is written through RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and 7 other carriers. The plan's most recent policy period ended in December.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · EIN 84-1383926 · plan 501 · as of Aug 2026
Plan brief
Schedule A lists 12 insured contracts covering health, dental, vision, life and disability; the largest, with RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, covers 7,187 people.
Reported premium across the insured contracts is $8,837,136, with $635,909 in disclosed broker commissions — about 7.2% 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 AND BENEFITS, LLC is the broker of record on 6 of the 12 contracts; the rest name a different broker or none.
8 carriers appear on the filing — RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, SPRING HEALTH, LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY among them — with RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY writing the largest contract by premium.
Schedule A insurance contracts
| Carrier | Benefits | Covered | Renews | Premium | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life | 2,730 | December | $1,359,951 | $203,993 |
| RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Life | 7,187 | December | $2,197,595 | $98,892 |
| CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 2,206 | December | $626,711 | $78,315 |
| FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Vision | 11,942 | December | $693,596 | $68,516 |
| CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 1,231 | December | $479,587 | $59,813 |
| LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | Disability | 7,514 | December | $947,938 | $40,901 |
| CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 1,807 | December | $320,728 | $39,999 |
| PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES DBA LEGALSHIELD | — | 1,461 | December | $193,660 | $32,922 |
| RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | 4,693 | December | $88,566 | $8,857 |
| CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES | Dental | 1,922 | December | $180,681 | $3,701 |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH ALLIANCE | Health | 4 | December | $24,712 | $0 |
| SPRING HEALTH | — | 18,486 | December | $1,723,411 | $0 |
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