States · IA
Employer benefit plans in Iowa
451 Iowa employers have an insured group benefit plan on public Form 5500 record, covering 622,072 participants across 1,743 Schedule A contracts. Reported premium totals $1.1B, with $31.9M in disclosed broker commissions. Renewals cluster in December — 78% of plans.
Sourced from U.S. DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 · Schedule A · as of Aug 2026
Employer plans
451
Participants
622,072
Premium on file
$1.1B
Broker commissions
$31.9M
When Iowa plans renew
Employer plans by the month their most recent Schedule A policy period ended.
- 8Jan
- 5Feb
- 25Mar
- 8Apr
- 5May
- 20Jun
- 8Jul
- 9Aug
- 6Sep
- 4Oct
- 2Nov
- 351Dec
Largest employer plans in Iowa
By total annual premium reported on Schedule A.
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANYDES MOINESRenews October$65.6MpremiumLCS COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT LLCDES MOINESRenews December$61.5MpremiumRUAN TRANSPORT CORPORATIONDES MOINESRenews December$49MpremiumFAREWAY STORES, INC.BOONERenews December$29.7MpremiumIOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION AND AFFILIATED COWEST DES MOINESRenews December$29.1MpremiumMIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANYDES MOINESRenews December$28.4MpremiumKENT CORPORATIONMUSCATINERenews December$28.4MpremiumIOWA LABORERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUNDDES MOINESRenews October$23.2MpremiumBH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLCDES MOINESRenews December$22.9MpremiumKUM & GO L.C.DES MOINESRenews December$22.4MpremiumPULITZER, INC.DAVENPORTRenews December$20.4MpremiumTHE WALDINGER CORPORATIONDES MOINESRenews December$18.9MpremiumTRANSAMERICA CORPORATIONCEDAR RAPIDSRenews December$15.8MpremiumEBP HARBOR GROUP INCSIOUX CENTERRenews August$15.7MpremiumHY-LINE INTERNATIONALWEST DES MOINESRenews December$15.1MpremiumCASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INCANKENYRenews December$13.7MpremiumAMERICAN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLCWEST DES MOINESRenews December$12.5MpremiumVERIDIAN CREDIT UNIONWATERLOORenews December$12.2MpremiumRSM US LLPDAVENPORTRenews December$11.9MpremiumCDS GLOBAL, INC.DES MOINESRenews December$11.8MpremiumTRUSTEES OF GRINNELL COLLEGEGRINNELLRenews December$11.3MpremiumGRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY, SIGRINNELLRenews December$11.3MpremiumIOWA HEALTH SYSTEMWEST DES MOINESRenews December$11.1MpremiumWEST LIBERTY FOODS LLCWEST LIBERTYRenews December$11.1MpremiumGOMACO CORPORATIONIDA GROVERenews December$9.9MpremiumENERIC PETROLEUM CORPORATIONFAIRFIELDRenews December$9.8MpremiumCONNECTIFY HR LLCCLIVERenews June$9.4MpremiumTHE WEITZ GROUP, LLCDES MOINESRenews December$9.4MpremiumHY-VEE, INC.WEST DES MOINESRenews July$9MpremiumJENSEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANYDES MOINESRenews September$8MpremiumPELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERPELLARenews December$7.8MpremiumWEILER, INC.KNOXVILLERenews December$7.4MpremiumIOWA BANKERS BENEFIT PLAN BOARD OF TRUSTEESJOHNSTONRenews December$7.4MpremiumGREENSTATE CREDIT UNIONNORTH LIBERTYRenews December$7.2MpremiumMID-AMERICA AGRI-INDUSTRIES VEBASIOUX CITYRenews December$7.2MpremiumPRAIRIE MEADOWS RACETRACK AND CASINOALTOONARenews September$6.9MpremiumBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COOPERATIVE WELFARE BENEFITS FUNDWEST DES MOINESRenews December$6.7MpremiumWILSON TRAILER CO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE FUNDSIOUX CITYRenews August$6.7MpremiumATLANTIC BOTTLING COMPANYATLANTICRenews December$6.6MpremiumCARROT FERTILITYWEST DES MOINESRenews December$6.6MpremiumDANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS (US) COMPANYAMESRenews December$6.4MpremiumBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS SHEET METAL WORKERS LOCAL 263 HECEDAR RAPIDSRenews December$6.3MpremiumDEE ZEE, INC.DES MOINESRenews December$6.2MpremiumEFCO CORPDES MOINESRenews December$6MpremiumKINZE MANUFACTURING, INC.WILLIAMSBURGRenews December$5.8MpremiumKARL CHEVROLETANKENYRenews December$5.8MpremiumHEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC OF IOWANORTH LIBERTYRenews December$5.8MpremiumAMVC LLCAUDUBONRenews December$5.7MpremiumHEALTHALLIANCE BENEFIT PLANURBANDALERenews June$5.7MpremiumMARTIN BROTHERS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, INC.CEDAR FALLSRenews December$5.7Mpremium
Most active brokers in Iowa
Brokers of record based in Iowa, by disclosed commissions.
HOLMES MURPHY AND ASSOCIATES, LLCDES MOINES545contractsMERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS ADMINURBANDALE77contractsHOLMES MURPHY & ASSOCIATES, INC.DES MOINES487contractsBSC AGENCY, LLCWEST DES MOINES235contractsMERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN LLCURBANDALE32contractsGALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES, INC.CLINTON104contractsCOTTINGHAM AND BUTLER INSURANCEDUBUQUE132contractsHOLMES, MURPHY AND ASSOCIATES, LLCWAUKEE365contractsHOLMES MURPHY & ASSOCIATES LLCWAUKEE444contractsCOTTINGHAM & BUTLER INSURANCEDUBUQUE147contractsCOTTINGHAM & BUTLERDUBUQUE261contractsASSUREDPARTNERS GREAT PLAINS, LLCWEST DES MOINES206contractsCOTTINGHAM AND BUTLERDUBUQUE157contractsTBS AGENCY, INC.FAIRFIELD130contractsCOTTINGHAM & BUTLER INSURANCE SERVIDUBUQUE36contractsGALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES, INC.WEST DES MOINES35contractsPRINCIPAL SECURITIES INCDES MOINES273contractsCOTTINGHAM & BUTLER INS SERVICESDUBUQUE116contractsTRUENORTH COMPANIES, L.C.CEDAR RAPIDS269contractsMERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS ADMINDES MOINES35contractsCOTTINGHAM AND BUTLER INSURANCDUBUQUE44contractsCOTTINGHAM & BUTLER INS SVCS INCDUBUQUE102contractsMERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN.,DES MOINES24contractsGROUP BENEFITS LTDURBANDALE444contractsCOTTINGHAM AND BUTLER INS SERVICESDUBUQUE50contracts
Carriers writing Iowa groups
By number of Iowa employer plans on file.
DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA92employersWELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA66employersUNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY66employersFIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY64employersVISION SERVICE PLAN58employersMETROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY57employersTHE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY45employersVERATRUS BENEFIT SOLUTIONS39employersPRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY38employersRELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY37employersWELLMARK HEALTH PLAN OF IOWA35employersLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA27employersRELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY26employersSTANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY21employersHARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT21employers
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