Retirement plan

TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. 401(K) PLAN

Name: TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. - TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. 401(K) PLAN (2016) Form 5500
Creator: TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.
License: https://www.dol.gov/general/disclaim
Keywords: Form 5500, ERISA, retirement plan, TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. 401(K) PLAN, TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.

TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.EIN 56-0713536Plan #001PY 2016

PO BOX 1369 - WILSON, NC 278941369252-237-5361toweins.comLinkedIn1-10 employeesinsurance

Prospect flagsHigh fees

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Total assets (EOY)

$1.2M

-8.1% from 2015

Total participants

0.0% from 2015

Average account balance

$191,674

+7.2% from 2015

Annual return

4.49%

+4.33 pp from 2015

Benchmarks

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Peer group

Industry52 - Finance and Insurance

Plan typeDefined contribution

Participants<25

Cohort30,342 peers

Snapshot2016

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Analytics

Total assets (EOY)

Plan-year ending balance

$2.76M

Not enough data

1 years with asset history on file

Average account balance

Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$307K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant data

Participants with account balance

Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.

Not enough data

1 years with headcount on file

Eligible Participants and Participation

Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.

128.6%

Not enough data

1 years with eligibility data

Contributions (total)

Employer and participant dollars contributed each year

$51K

Not enough data

1 years with contributions on file

Contributions per participant

Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant

$7K

Not enough data

1 years with per-participant contribution data

Asset flow

BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY

Year

Annual return

Diverging bars; negative years highlighted

+14.96%

Not enough data

1 years with return on file

Admin fee / account holder

Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)

$2884

Not enough data

1 years with admin cost on file

Asset composition

Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time

Not enough data

0 years with F_SCH_H allocation on file

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Service providers

Providers data not reported

Schedule C was not filed on this plan's most recent Form 5500, so no compensated service providers are available to display.

Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes2E2F2G2J2T3D

Plan features

2E
Profit-sharing
Profit-sharing plan.
2F
ERISA section 404(c) plan
This plan or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 (shifting investment responsibility to participants).
2G
Total participant-directed account plan
Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all of the assets allocated to their individual accounts regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J
Code section 401(k) feature
Cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan under which employees may elect to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2T
Default investment account
Total or partial participant-directed account plan where plan uses a default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.
3D
Pre-approved pension plan
A master prototype or volume submitter plan that is the subject of a favorable opinion or advisory letter from the IRS.

Opportunity flags

1 tripped

OpportunityHigh fees
Administrative expenses exceed $300 per participant per year - possible fee-review opportunity. (Recordkeeping / audit / legal; excludes investment management.)

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II

Admin total

$212K

$30282 / participant

Other / not subdivided$212K100.0%

% of EOY assets

18.432%

all-in expense ratio

Categories reported

0 / 9

subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III

No opinion code on file for this filing.

Auditor firm: (not reported)
Auditor EIN: -
Audit fees: (not subdivided)
Opinion code: -

Metric

This plan

Peer set

Industry

Size

Avg account balance

$191,674

$153,769+24.7%

$133,975+43.1%

$273,972-30.0%

Participation rate

85.7%

88.4%-2.7pp

87.1%-1.4pp

83.0%+2.7pp

Annual return

4.49%

36.51%-32.0pp

29.29%-24.8pp

41.46%-37.0pp

Employer contribution / active EE

$3,088

$6,029-48.8%

$5,211-40.8%

$4,869-36.6%

Participant deferral / active EE

$4,606

$6,958-33.8%

$6,282-26.7%

$5,287-12.9%

Admin fee / account holder

$35,329

$11,765+200.3%

$9,324+278.9%

$10,133+248.7%

TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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TOWE INSURANCE SERVICE, INC. 401(K) PLAN

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