| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $75K | $6K | $81K | 16.25% |
| USI INSURANCE SERVICES LLC3 | PO BOX 62939 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23466 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | -$1K | $0 | -$1K | -2.04% |
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 | 825 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 0 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 825 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE | 446 | $546K |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 645 | $69K |
| Life insurance | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 825 | $255K |
| Short-term disability | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 392 | $497K |
| Long-term disability | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 392 | $497K |
| Other | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 825 | $255K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 825 | — |
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."
The primary carrier changed from prior filing. The plan is already willing to move; opportunity to re-pitch on the next cycle.
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.