| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES A SCOTT & SON INC3 | 1301 OLD GRAVES MILL ROAD LYNCHBURG, VA 24502 | UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $46K | $46K | 2.89% |
| JAMES A SCOTT & SON INC3 Filed as: JAMES A SCOTT & SON, INC. | 628 GREEN VALLEY ROAD APARTMENT 306 GREENSBORO, NC 27408 | DELTA DENTAL OF NORTH CAROLINA | $20K | — | $20K | 10.37% |
| JAMES A SCOTT & SON INC3 | 1301 OLD GRAVES MILL ROAD LYNCHBURG, VA 24502 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $8K | $9K | $17K | 20.53% |
| WATCHTOWER BENEFITS, LLC3 | 227 WEST MONROE STREET SUITE 5200 CHICAGO, IL 60606 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $1K | $1K | 1.50% |
| JAMES A SCOTT & SON INC3 | 1301 OLD GRAVES MILL ROAD LYNCHBURG, VA 24502 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $10K | $8K | $18K | 27.90% |
| WATCHTOWER BENEFITS, LLC3 | 227 WEST MONROE STREET SUITE 5200 CHICAGO, IL 60606 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $971 | $971 | 1.50% |
| JAMES A SCOTT & SON INC3 | 1301 OLD GRAVES MILL ROAD LYNCHBURG, VA 24502 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $9K | $8K | $17K | 27.56% |
| WATCHTOWER BENEFITS, LLC3 | 227 WEST MONROE STREET SUITE 5200 CHICAGO, IL 60606 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $929 | $929 | 1.50% |
| JAMES A SCOTT & SON INC3 Filed as: JAMES A. SCOTT & SON, INC | PO BOX 603438 CHARLOTTE, NC 28260 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | $1K | — | $1K | 4.40% |
| JAMES A SCOTT & SON INC3 | 1301 OLD GRAVES MILL ROAD LYNCHBURG, VA 24502 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | $4K | $6K | 21.89% |
| WATCHTOWER BENEFITS, LLC3 | 227 WEST MONROE STREET SUITE 5200 CHICAGO, IL 60606 | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $443 | $443 | 1.50% |
| JAMES A SCOTT & SON INC3 Filed as: JAMES A. SCOTT & SON, INC. | — | HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $368 | — | $368 | 5.74% |
No Schedule C service providers reported on this filing.
Benefits declared on the Form 5500 main form (✓ = also has a Schedule A insurance contract; otherwise the benefit is funded out of plan assets or via a Schedule C TPA).
The plan reports several different headcounts depending on which form you read. Each one measures a different slice of the population.
| Active participants | 241 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 3 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 244 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY | 118 | $1.6M |
| Dental | DELTA DENTAL OF NORTH CAROLINA | 183 | $194K |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 180 | $32K |
| Life insurance(2 contracts) | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 220 | $94K |
| Short-term disability | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 220 | $83K |
| Long-term disability | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 83 | $62K |
| Other(4 contracts, 3 carriers) | UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 220 | $109K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 220 | — |
Why the numbers differ. Form 5500 line 6 counts employees + retirees + beneficiaries; no dependents. Schedule A persons-covered counts everyone enrolled, including spouses and children, so it usually exceeds line 6 by 30-60% on a working-age workforce. The medical row is normally the broadest single line because it has the highest take-up; dental/vision/life often dip below it. Stop-loss / reinsurance contracts sometimes report the carrier's full underwriting pool rather than this filer's headcount; the row is shown for transparency but shouldn't be read as "people in this plan."
Broker compensation exceeds 5% of premium. Either a small-plan minimum-fee dynamic or an inefficient broker structure ripe for a counter-bid.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.