| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE WASHINGTON, DC 20036 | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $79K | — | $79K | 10.00% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $16K | $16K | 2.04% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $27K | $2K | $30K | 5.40% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $18K | $1K | $20K | 5.39% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $789 | $52 | $841 | 5.33% |
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 | 1,077 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 16 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 15 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 1,108 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 913 | $222K |
| Life insurance | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 858 | $548K |
| Long-term disability | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 858 | $367K |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance | SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 844 | $789K |
| Other(2 contracts) | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 858 | $564K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 913 | — |
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.