Forward Bankbenefits

Forward Bank's benefits plans covered 211 active participants in 2025, providing health · life · dental · short-term disability · long-term disability · other · vision. Insurance premiums totaled $2,283,668. Insurance brokers and agents were paid $70,414 in commissions and fees, costs that ultimately come out of what the employer and employees pay for coverage. That works out to 3.1% of premiums. That is $334 per covered person, above the median for employer plans that report broker pay. Broker pay rose 3.0% from $68,339 in 2024.