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Sponsor portfolioWelfare / HealthEIN 39-0784187

MADISON NEWSPAPERS, INC

PO BOX 8056 · MADISON, WI 53708
6082526200
Plans filed
5
Years active
2015–2024
Industry
NAICS 51
Latest filing
2024
Total premiums (latest)
$3.0M
No prior year
Persons covered
13,365
No prior year
Total participants
137
No prior year
Plans filed
5
No prior year

Plans under this sponsor

5 plans
Plan #501$1.4M
MADISON NEWSPAPERS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN
MEWA227 covered·1 carrier
Primary: QUARTZ HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS CORPORATION
Plan #504$1.2M
GROUP LIFE AND AD&D INSURANCE
Fully insured4,630 covered·1 carrier
Primary: METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plan #505$308K
GROUP LONG TERM DIABILITY PLAN
Fully insured4,630 covered·1 carrier
Primary: METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Plan #512$108K
THE MADISON NEWSPAPERS VISION PLAN
Fully insured3,878 covered·1 carrier
Primary: AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP.
Plan #510$0
MADISON NEWSPAPERS DENTAL PLAN
Self-funded0 covered·0 carriers

Coverage overview

Aggregate, latest year
Benefit typePremiumShareDistribution
Health$1.4M25.0%
Prescription drug$1.4M25.0%
Life$1.2M21.3%
Other$1.2M21.3%
Long-term disability$308K5.5%
Vision$108K1.9%

Carrier overview

3 carriers · all plans
CarrierCoverageTotal premiumSharePlansContractsCovered
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
EIN 135581829
LLTDOth
$1.5M49.8%229,260
QUARTZ HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS CORPORATION
EIN 391450766
HRx
$1.4M46.6%11227
AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP.
EIN 470098400
V
$108K3.6%113,878

Broker overview

3 brokers · all plans
BrokerLocCarriersCommissionsFeesTotal compSharePlans
COTTINGHAM & BUTLERDUBUQUE, IAMETROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$126K$10K$136K68.2%2
M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INCMADISON, WIQUARTZ HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS CORPORATION$33K$0$33K16.6%1
EMPYREAN INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.BELLAIRE, TXMETROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY$0$30K$30K15.2%2

History & trajectory

10 years · all plans
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Summed across all plans for this sponsor.
Persons covered
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