| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SETH KALKSTEIN3 | 29 SOUTH MAIN STREET SUITE 201 WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107 | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $5K | — | $5K | 3.88% |
| PAUL GLOBAL BENEFITS INC3 Filed as: E PAUL AMATA | NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL 29 SOUTH MAIN STREET SUITE 201 WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107 | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | — | $3K | 2.16% |
| SETH KALKSTEIN3 | 29 SOUTH MAIN ST SUITE 201 WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107 | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $2K | — | $2K | 4.93% |
| PAUL GLOBAL BENEFITS INC3 Filed as: E PAUL AMATA | NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL 29 SOUTH MAIN ST STE 201 WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107 | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | $1K | — | $1K | 3.23% |
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 | 171 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 171 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term disability | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | 87 | $46K |
| Long-term disability | STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY | 171 | $123K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 171 | — |
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.