| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARTH III, FREDERICK W3 Filed as: HOWARTH, III, FREDERICK W | DBA TBG WEST INSURANCE SERVICE 607 BRISTOL PARKWAY CULVER CITY, CA 90230 | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $111K | $19K | $130K | 14.77% |
| FRENKEL BENEFITS LLC3 | 350 HUDSON STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10014 | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $26K | $6K | $32K | 8.75% |
| FRENKEL BENEFITS LLC3 | 350 HUDSON STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10014 | EMBLEM HEALTH | $1K | — | $1K | 0.70% |
| HOWARTH III, FREDERICK W3 Filed as: HOWARTH, III, FREDERICK W | DBA TBG WEST INSURANCE SERVICE 6077 BRISTOL PARKWAY CULVER CITY, CA 90230 | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $19K | $3K | $22K | 17.01% |
| HOWARTH III, FREDERICK W3 Filed as: HOWARTH III, FREDERICK | DBA TBG WEST INSURANCE SERVICE 6077 BRISTOL PARKWAY CULVER CITY, CA 90230 | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6K | $1K | $7K | 11.94% |
| PROGRESSIVE PLAN ADMIN INC.3 | C/O PROGRESSIVE PLAN ADMIN NEW YORK, NY 10016 | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | — | $3K | 7.53% |
| FREDERICK W. HOWARTH III3 Filed as: FREDERICK W HOWARTH | C/O TBG FINANCIAL CULVER CITY, CA 90230 | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $248 | — | $248 | 0.58% |
| HOWARTH III, FREDERICK W3 Filed as: HOWARTH III, FREDERICK | DBA TBG WEST INSURANCE SERVICE 6077 BRISTOL PARKWAY CULVER CITY, CA 90230 | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6K | $835 | $7K | 17.00% |
| FRENKEL BENEFITS LLC3 | 350 HUDSON STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10014 | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | — | $3K | $3K | 10.81% |
| USI INSURANCE SERVICES LLC3 | 261 MADISON AVE 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10016 | PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY | $19 | — | $19 | 2.45% |
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 | 665 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 6 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 671 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | EMBLEM HEALTH | 22 | $201K |
| Dental | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 156 | $26K |
| Life insurance | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 671 | $371K |
| Short-term disability(3 contracts, 2 carriers) | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 566 | $102K |
| Long-term disability | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 653 | $878K |
| Prescription drug | EMBLEM HEALTH | 22 | $201K |
| Other(4 contracts, 2 carriers) | FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 671 | $539K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 671 | — |
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.
Schedule A presence shifted between filings (insured ↔ self-funded, or new contracts added/removed). Capture the transition window.