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EPCOR USA, INC.

EIN 86-0525312 · AZ · Other

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Compensation disclosed1 broker of record, 2021–2023As reported on Form 5500 (Schedules A and C), U.S. Department of Labor.
Employer-paid broker pay2023 · analysis: $224,1362022: $188,1032021: $281,588

Benchmarked against: Other · 501–2,500 employees · same industry, in-state · n=32 employers (your plan plus 31 peers)

538

(latest)

Self-funded

Funding

$224,136

Broker pay, employer-paid lines (2023)

$34.72

90th pct vs peers · n=32

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

Broker pay as a share of insured premium: 3.3% (peer median 9.4%, 10th percentile).

Without the 2 low-disclosure peers, this plan is at the 90th percentile of 30 comparable plans (your plan plus 29 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 $224,136 benchmarked for 2023 · Voluntary $2,079 shown separately, compared by rate only

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

0.3%

320 peer contracts — p25 2.1% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 0.3%.

Peer median 3.7%

No commission on this contract

Short-term disability

15.0%

101 peer contracts — p25 4.5% · median 10.9% · p75 15.0%. This contract: 15.0%.

Peer median 10.9%

Within peer range

Dental

9.8%

309 peer contracts — p25 3.4% · median 7.9% · p75 10.5%. This contract: 9.8%.

Peer median 7.9%

Within peer range

Life

15.0%

935 peer contracts — p25 10.7% · median 15.0% · p75 19.4%. This contract: 15.0%.

Peer median 15.0%

Within peer range

Long-term disability

15.0%

189 peer contracts — p25 3.5% · median 10.0% · p75 15.0%. This contract: 15.0%.

Peer median 10.0%

Within peer range

Vision

9.9%

432 peer contracts — p25 4.8% · median 9.9% · p75 10.2%. This contract: 9.9%.

Peer median 9.9%

Within peer range

Voluntary / worksite

15.0%

1,075 peer contracts — p25 14.5% · median 19.9% · p75 25.4%. This contract: 15.0%.

Peer median 19.9%

Within 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 $226,215 across all lines goes

Each broker and each benefit line, in dollars

How much broker pay rides inside the premium

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

Whether this number is drifting

Compensation across every filed year, against the peer median

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Benefits covered (latest filing)

HealthDentalLife insuranceShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityUnemploymentApprenticeship / trainingSeverance

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

Broker history

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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.

Benefit lineContractRatevs. peersPosition
Medical (Prescription drug)Aetna Life Insurance CompanyPlan 501 · 940 lives · Health, Prescription drug0.3%320 peer contracts — p25 2.1% · median 3.7% · p75 5.0%. This contract: 0.3%.med 3.7%No commission on this contract
Short-term disability · contract GUG 0AVCZUnited of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyPlan 501 · 538 lives · Short-term disability15.0%101 peer contracts — p25 4.5% · median 10.9% · p75 15.0%. This contract: 15.0%.med 10.9%Within peer range
DentalDelta Dental of Arizona9.8%309 peer contracts — p25 3.4% · median 7.9% · p75 10.5%. This contract: 9.8%.med 7.9%Within peer range
Life (basic)United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyPlan 501 · 230 lives · Life15.0%935 peer contracts — p25 10.7% · median 15.0% · p75 19.4%. This contract: 15.0%.med 15.0%Within peer range
Long-term disabilityUnited of Omaha Life Insurance Company15.0%189 peer contracts — p25 3.5% · median 10.0% · p75 15.0%. This contract: 15.0%.med 10.0%Within peer range
Medical (basic)Aetna Life Insurance CompanyPlan 501 · 425 lives · Health18.5%1,488 peer contracts — p25 3.7% · median 5.0% · p75 6.0%. This contract: 18.5%.med 5.0%Above peer range
Life (ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT)United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyPlan 501 · 538 lives · Life, Other (ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND …15.0%410 peer contracts — p25 5.9% · median 12.6% · p75 16.4%. This contract: 15.0%.med 12.6%Within peer range
VisionFidelity Security Life Insurance Company9.9%432 peer contracts — p25 4.8% · median 9.9% · p75 10.2%. This contract: 9.9%.med 9.9%Within peer range
Short-term disability · contract GUC 0AVCZUnited of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyPlan 501 · 141 lives · Short-term disability10.0%395 peer contracts — p25 10.5% · median 15.0% · p75 19.1%. This contract: 10.0%.med 15.0%Below peer range
Voluntary / worksitefiled as “Other (LEGAL)”Arag Insurance Company15.0%1,075 peer contracts — p25 14.5% · median 19.9% · p75 25.4%. This contract: 15.0%.med 19.9%Within peer range
How the peer group for each line was built
  • Medical: n=320 contracts, Southwest, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Short-term disability: n=101 contracts, Southwest, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Dental: n=309 contracts, Southwest, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Life: n=935 contracts, Southwest, 101-500 covered lives
  • Long-term disability: n=189 contracts, Southwest, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Medical: n=1,488 contracts, Southwest, 101-500 covered lives
  • Life: n=410 contracts, Southwest, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Vision: n=432 contracts, Southwest, 501-2500 covered lives
  • Short-term disability: n=395 contracts, Southwest, 101-500 covered lives
  • Voluntary / worksite: n=1,075 contracts, Southwest, 101-500 covered lives

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

Everything in this table is from the 2023 filing. These 10 contracts are a subset of the broker compensation disclosed for that year. The remainder sits on bundled multi-line contracts, contracts with no premium reported, or Schedule C service-provider fees, none of which carry a comparable single-line rate.

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. A rate on bundled multi-line premium is not comparable to a single-line rate, so bundled contracts are never given a 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.

Plans on file

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PN 501EPCOR WATER (USA) INC. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN538 participants (2023)
HealthDentalLife insuranceShort-term disabilityLong-term disabilityUnemploymentApprenticeship / trainingSeveranceSelf-funded · 3 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 file3
Lead broker continuitySame primary broker
Most
Peer benchmarkOthern=32 · state peers

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Sourced from Form 5500 filings as submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor. Most recent plan year on file: 2023. 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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