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RELX INC.

EIN 52-1471842 · NY · Other

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Compensation disclosed22 brokers of record, 2021–2025As reported on Form 5500 (Schedules A and C), U.S. Department of Labor.
Employer-paid broker pay2025: $5,332,0232024 · analysis: $5,040,3562023: $4,375,0692022: $3,676,8122021: $3,383,694

2025: $1,077,450 shown as filed, excluded as a likely filing error · 2023: $699,434 shown as filed, excluded as a likely filing error · 2021: $961,587 shown as filed, excluded as a likely filing error

Benchmarked against: Other · 10,001–50,000 employees · same industry, regional · n=23 employers (your plan plus 22 peers)

Your exact in-state peer group was below the 10-plan minimum, so the comparison broadens to same industry, regional within Other.

13,460

(2024)

Self-funded

Funding

$5,040,356

Broker pay, employer-paid lines (2024)

$31.21

2024 · 99th pct vs peers · n=23

Lines disclosed: Dental · Vision · Life · Short-term disability · Long-term disability

Broker pay as a share of insured premium: 2.6% (peer median 3.3%, 36th percentile).

Without the 3 low-disclosure peers, this plan is the highest disclosed broker pay among 20 comparable plans (your plan plus 19 peers).

Per-participant and share-of-premium comparisons differ because your plan insures more lines than most peers. The line-by-line rates below are the most direct comparison.

Employer-paid $5,040,356 benchmarked for 2024 · Voluntary $37,058 shown separately, compared by rate only · $1,098,380 shown as filed, excluded as a likely filing error

Why excluded?

2 broker compensation lines totaling $1,098,380 on the Form 5500 appear to be filing errors (a commission above 100% of the premium reported on that contract, or pay above $200 per participant per month or $50,000,000 on one line). We verified these amounts against the DOL EFAST publication — they are as filed by the plan sponsor, not an Unbrokered ingest error. Those lines are shown as filed and excluded from peer benchmarks and headline PEPM.

Showing 2024, the latest year with a complete peer group. A 2025 filing is on file and appears in broker history; it is not benchmarked yet.

Why 2024?

The figures above use 2024, the latest year we can compare with similar employers. A filing for 2025 is on file. Most employers have not filed for 2025 yet, so there is no complete peer group to compare it with. Rows for 2025 stay in the broker history and stay out of the headline and the peer comparison.

Broker commission rate by benefit line

What the broker earns on each insured line, as a share of that line's own premium — not a share of total broker pay, and not what the coverage cost. Peers for these tiles: same region, similar covered lives. Full table below. How the national rates are built.

Medical

2.1%

62 peer contracts — p25 1.5% · median 3.5% · p75 17.2%. This contract: 2.1%.

Peer median 3.5%

Within peer range

Dental

4.0%

150 peer contracts — p25 1.5% · median 3.2% · p75 5.4%. This contract: 4.0%.

Peer median 3.2%

Within peer range

Vision

5.0%

174 peer contracts — p25 2.6% · median 5.0% · p75 9.7%. This contract: 5.0%.

Peer median 5.0%

Within peer range

Voluntary / worksite

10.3%

670 peer contracts — p25 10.9% · median 15.6% · p75 21.6%. This contract: 10.3%.

Peer median 15.6%

Below peer range

Life

Not comparable

Commission is above 100% of the premium on this contract

Long-term disability

28.5%

1,298 peer contracts — p25 9.3% · median 13.9% · p75 17.6%. This contract: 28.5%.

Peer median 13.9%

Above peer range

Voluntary / worksite premium is typically paid by employees through payroll deduction, so commission on those lines comes out of employee money rather than company money.

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Where the $5,077,414 across all lines goes

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Base commission against bonuses and other carrier payments, all funded through premium

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Benefits covered (latest filing)

HealthDentalLife insuranceShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityUnemploymentApprenticeship / trainingScholarshipSeveranceOther

From the Form 5500 welfare benefit codes — the authoritative list of what the plan covers, including medical (health).

Broker history

Benefit lines covered by year — broker identity limited on public pages

Year:

The 2025 filing is on file and its figures are shown as filed, but most employers have not filed 2025 yet, so it is not compared with peers. The analysis year is 2024, the latest year that is complete and benchmarked.

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Commission rates by benefit line

Each insured contract on the filing, with the broker's commission as a share of that contract's own premium. Premium is what was paid to the carrier for the coverage; only the commission column is broker pay.

Analysis year 2024 — the same year as the headline figure and per-participant rate above. The 2025 filing is on file and its figures are shown as filed, but most employers have not filed 2025 yet, so it is not compared with peers.

Benefit lineContractRatevs. peersPosition
Medical ($0 premium)UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company2.1%62 peer contracts — p25 1.5% · median 3.5% · p75 17.2%. This contract: 2.1%.med 3.5%Within peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Anthem Blue Cross (G1921)1.8%62 peer contracts — p25 1.5% · median 3.5% · p75 17.2%. This contract: 1.8%.med 3.5%Within peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates (Cigna)2.0%517 peer contracts — p25 1.8% · median 2.8% · p75 4.7%. This contract: 2.0%.med 2.8%Within peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.2.0%517 peer contracts — p25 1.8% · median 2.8% · p75 4.7%. This contract: 2.0%.med 2.8%Within peer range
Dental · contract 18971Delta Dental of New YorkPlan 527 · 9,432 lives · Dental4.0%150 peer contracts — p25 1.5% · median 3.2% · p75 5.4%. This contract: 4.0%.med 3.2%Within peer range
Dental · contract 242359UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company4.0%150 peer contracts — p25 1.5% · median 3.2% · p75 5.4%. This contract: 4.0%.med 3.2%Within peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.Plan 527 · 278 lives · Health1.8%2,850 peer contracts — p25 2.5% · median 3.6% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 1.8%.med 3.6%Below peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.Plan 527 · 207 lives · Health1.8%2,850 peer contracts — p25 2.5% · median 3.6% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 1.8%.med 3.6%Below peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.2.0%2,850 peer contracts — p25 2.5% · median 3.6% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.6%Below peer range
Dental · contract 2500513Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Affiliates (Cigna)4.0%752 peer contracts — p25 2.5% · median 4.0% · p75 6.5%. This contract: 4.0%.med 4.0%Within peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Priority Health Insurance Company2.0%2,850 peer contracts — p25 2.5% · median 3.6% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.6%Below peer range
Vision · contract 30078625Vision Service Plan5.0%174 peer contracts — p25 2.6% · median 5.0% · p75 9.7%. This contract: 5.0%.med 5.0%Within peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Health Net2.0%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.7%Below peer range
Medical ($0 premium)UPMC Health Options2.0%2,850 peer contracts — p25 2.5% · median 3.6% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.6%Below peer range
Vision · contract *SEE BELOWEyeMed Vision Care2.6%174 peer contracts — p25 2.6% · median 5.0% · p75 9.7%. This contract: 2.6%.med 5.0%Below peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest2.0%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.7%Below peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado2.3%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.3%.med 3.7%Below peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Medical Mutual2.0%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.7%Below peer range
Voluntary / worksitefiled as “Other (LEGAL)”Metropolitan General Insurance Company10.3%670 peer contracts — p25 10.9% · median 15.6% · p75 21.6%. This contract: 10.3%.med 15.6%Below peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options, Inc.1.9%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 1.9%.med 3.7%Below peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Geisinger Quality Options, Inc.2.0%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.7%Below peer range
Vision · contract 242359UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company5.0%862 peer contracts — p25 3.0% · median 6.8% · p75 10.0%. This contract: 5.0%.med 6.8%Within peer range
LifePrudential Insurance Company of AmericaNot comparableCommission is above 100% of the premium on this contractCommission is above 100% of the premium on this contract
Long-term disability · contract 0000159699Provident Life and Casualty Insurance CompanyPlan 527 · 107 lives · Long-term disability28.5%1,298 peer contracts — p25 9.3% · median 13.9% · p75 17.6%. This contract: 28.5%.med 13.9%Above peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Triple S Salud, Inc.5.0%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 5.0%.med 3.7%Above peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Dean Health Plan Inc2.0%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.7%Below peer range
Dental · contract 78905Delta Dental of New YorkPlan 527 · 299 lives · Dental4.0%2,240 peer contracts — p25 4.0% · median 5.4% · p75 10.0%. This contract: 4.0%.med 5.4%Below peer range
Long-term disability · contract 0000159411Provident Life and Casualty Insurance CompanyPlan 527 · 24 lives · Long-term disability22.0%496 peer contracts — p25 11.8% · median 15.6% · p75 20.0%. This contract: 22.0%.med 15.6%Above peer range
Long-term disability · contract 0000159711Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company28.9%496 peer contracts — p25 11.8% · median 15.6% · p75 20.0%. This contract: 28.9%.med 15.6%Above peer range
Long-term disability · contract 0000138143Provident Life and Casualty Insurance CompanyPlan 527 · 12 lives · Long-term disability10.8%496 peer contracts — p25 11.8% · median 15.6% · p75 20.0%. This contract: 10.8%.med 15.6%Below peer range
Long-term disability · contract 0000159717Provident Life and Casualty Insurance CompanyPlan 527 · 7 lives · Long-term disability19.4%496 peer contracts — p25 11.8% · median 15.6% · p75 20.0%. This contract: 19.4%.med 15.6%Within peer range
Medical ($0 premium)Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc1.8%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 1.8%.med 3.7%No commission on this contract
Medical ($0 premium)Prevea360 Health Plan2.0%1,768 peer contracts — p25 2.7% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 2.0%.med 3.7%No commission on this contract
Long-term disability · contract 0000138141Provident Life and Casualty Insurance CompanyPlan 527 · 3 lives · Long-term disability9.8%496 peer contracts — p25 11.8% · median 15.6% · p75 20.0%. This contract: 9.8%.med 15.6%Below peer range
Long-term disability · contract 0000141171Provident Life and Casualty Insurance CompanyPlan 527 · 3 lives · Long-term disability12.7%496 peer contracts — p25 11.8% · median 15.6% · p75 20.0%. This contract: 12.7%.med 15.6%Within peer range
Long-term disability · contract 0000159695Provident Life and Casualty Insurance CompanyPlan 527 · 8 lives · Long-term disability18.2%496 peer contracts — p25 11.8% · median 15.6% · p75 20.0%. This contract: 18.2%.med 15.6%Within peer range

Bundled and other contracts — no single-line peer comparison

A bundled contract covers two or more lines on one premium (for example Health + Dental). Its effective rate is the commission on the whole premium; it is shown for completeness and never compared with single-line peers, because the mix of lines inside the bundle sets the rate as much as the broker does.

CoversContractEffective ratevs. peers
Medical + DentalAetna Life Insurance Co.Plan 5272.1%Bundled; no single-line peer
Life + Short-term disability + Long-term disabilityPrudential Insurance Company of AmericaPlan 52712.1%Bundled; no single-line peer
Dental + VisionMetropolitan Life Insurance CompanyPlan 5274.3%Bundled; no single-line peer
Other benefitLONG TERM CAREMetropolitan Life Insurance CompanyPlan 5274.1%No comparable line
14 contracts under $10,000 in premium — listed for completeness, not compared to peers. Show
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — First Unum Life Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Long-term disability — Provident Life and Casualty Insurance Company — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Dental — Safeguard Health Plans, Inc., a Florida Corporation — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Dental — Safeguard Health Plans, Inc., a Texas Corporation — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
  • Dental — Safeguard Health Plans, Inc., a California Corporation — Premium under $10,000 is too small to compare
How the peer group for each line was built
  • Medical: n=62 contracts, Northeast, 2501-10000 covered lives
  • Medical: n=517 contracts, Northeast, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Dental: n=150 contracts, Northeast, 2501-10000 covered lives
  • Medical: n=2,850 contracts, Northeast, 101-500 covered lives
  • Dental: n=752 contracts, Northeast, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Vision: n=174 contracts, Northeast, 2501-10000 covered lives
  • Medical: n=1,768 contracts, Northeast, 1-100 covered lives
  • Voluntary / worksite: n=670 contracts, Northeast, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Vision: n=862 contracts, Northeast, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Life: n=1,163 contracts, Northeast, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Long-term disability: n=1,298 contracts, Northeast, 101-500 covered lives
  • Dental: n=2,240 contracts, Northeast, 101-500 covered lives
  • Long-term disability: n=496 contracts, Northeast, 1-100 covered lives
  • Dental: n=583 contracts, Northeast, 1-100 covered lives

n = the number of peer contracts in that comparison group.

Everything in this table is from the 2024 filing. These 54 contracts are a subset of the broker compensation disclosed for that year. The remainder sits on contracts with no premium reported or on Schedule C service-provider fees, which carry no contract rate. 2025 is not rated here. Its rows appear in Broker history above as filed — pick 2025 on the year chips there to see them.

Who funds this. Voluntary / worksite premium is typically paid by employees through payroll deduction, so commission on those lines comes out of employee money rather than company money.

Peer comparison here is contract-level: each line is matched to single-line contracts covering a similar number of lives. The geography and size band come from that cell's generated scope label. That is a different group from the plan-level peer set, which compares employers on total broker cost per employee, so the two sample sizes are not expected to agree. The national table on the research page includes every single-line contract on that benefit line. Company pages use the tightest cell with at least 10 contracts — region and size when those exist, otherwise national. The two medians answer different questions, so they are not expected to match. Contracts under $10,000 in premium are listed for completeness, with no rate or peer position. A near-zero rate on a large premium usually means the broker is paid elsewhere (through a bundled contract, a Schedule C fee, or commission on other lines), so no market position is shown for that contract. Not comparable: Commission is above 100% of the premium on this contract

Plans on file

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PN 527RELX INC. WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN13K participants (2025)
HealthDentalLife insuranceShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityUnemploymentApprenticeship / trainingScholarshipSeveranceOtherSelf-funded · 5 years on file

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PN 532RELX INC. RETIREE WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN126 participants (2025)
HealthDentalSelf-funded · 5 years on file

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Covers = benefits reported on the Form 5500 (welfare benefit codes). Contracts = insured lines itemized on Schedule A; a self-funded medical line never appears there.

At a glance

Primary brokerLimited on public pages
Years on file5
Lead broker continuitySame primary broker
Broker setup12 brokers in 202422 across all years
Most
Peer benchmarkOthern=23 · regional peers

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Sourced from Form 5500 filings as submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor. Analysis year: 2024; newest plan year with a filing on file: 2025. Dataset refreshed October 7, 2026. Plan years are labeled by the year they begin, so a July 2024 – June 2025 plan year is 2024. Filings may lag 12–18 months behind the current plan year.

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