Arete Associatesbenefits

Arete Associates's benefits plans covered 474 active participants in 2025, providing health · life · dental · vision · short-term disability · long-term disability · death benefits · other. Insurance premiums totaled $605,594. Insurance brokers and agents were paid $351,896 in commissions and fees, costs that ultimately come out of what the employer and employees pay for coverage. That works out to 58.1% of premiums. That is $742 per covered person, in the top 10% of employer plans that report broker pay. Broker pay rose 25% from $281,337 in 2024.