| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES | $125K | $413 | $126K | 4.54% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | $6K | $5K | $11K | 10.32% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | $2K | $1K | $4K | 14.73% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | $1K | $498 | $2K | 15.65% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK | $549 | — | $549 | 9.80% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | $788 | — | $788 | 25.84% |
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 | 128 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 1 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 129 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES | 130 | $2.8M |
| Dental | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND AFFILIATES | 130 | $2.8M |
| Vision | FIDELITY SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK | 80 | $6K |
| Life insurance | CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | 128 | $24K |
| Short-term disability | CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | 128 | $10K |
| Long-term disability | CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | 128 | $109K |
| Other(2 contracts) | CIGNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK | 128 | $27K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 130 | — |
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."
Top carrier holds >85% of premium. If that carrier hits a rate increase, the entire plan moves.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.