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Cottingham & Butler Ins Services

Dubuque, IA

Cottingham & Butler Ins Services of Dubuque, IA is the broker of record on 205 Form 5500 Schedule A filings covering 135 employer benefit plans across 21 states, with $4,283,520 in reported broker commissions (plan year 2025).

Employer clients
135
distinct plan sponsors
Schedule A filings
205
States served
21
Reported commissions
$4,283,520
plan year 2025
Reported fees
$1,052,962

Quick answer

Cottingham & Butler Ins Services (Dubuque, IA) is the broker of record for 135 employer benefit plan sponsors on 205 Form 5500 Schedule A filings, plan year 2025.

How many employer clients does Cottingham & Butler Ins Services have?
Cottingham & Butler Ins Services is named as broker on Form 5500 Schedule A filings for 135 distinct plan sponsors in 21 states.
Who are Cottingham & Butler Ins Services's largest employer clients?
By plan participants, the largest include Acec Life/Health Insurance Trust Benefit Consortium (35,940 participants), Crst, The Transportation Solution, Inc. (5,071 participants) and Marelli North America, Inc. (2,180 participants).
How much does Cottingham & Butler Ins Services earn in commissions?
Insurers reported $4.3 million in broker commissions and $1.1 million in fees paid to Cottingham & Butler Ins Services for plan year 2025, per Schedule A Part 1.
Where is Cottingham & Butler Ins Services located?
Cottingham & Butler Ins Services is based in Dubuque, IA and has employer clients in 21 states.
How does Cottingham & Butler Ins Services rank among benefits brokers in Iowa?
Cottingham & Butler Ins Services ranks #7 by employer clients among the 50 most active benefits brokers based in Iowa.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Employer clients

Plan sponsors naming Cottingham & Butler Ins Services on a Form 5500 Schedule A, largest first. Sponsor name, state, participant count and plan year end come directly from the filing.

EmployerStateParticipantsPlan year end
Acec Life/Health Insurance Trust Benefit ConsortiumTX35,9402024-12-31
Crst, The Transportation Solution, Inc.IA5,0712025-12-31
Marelli North America, Inc.TN2,1802025-12-31
132 more employer clients are on this firm's record, with the month each plan comes up again. See the full client list

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Form 5500 Schedule A Part 1 (broker of record), 2024 to 2025 plan years. Source: U.S. Department of Labor EFAST2. Commission and fee figures are as reported by the plan's insurer on Schedule A Part 1 and are not adjusted.