| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, ID 60674 | CONTINENTAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | $22K | — | $22K | 2.96% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | $27K | — | $27K | 5.08% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036 | FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $23K | $1K | $24K | 10.57% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036 | FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6K | $316 | $6K | 10.57% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036 | FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $5K | $429 | $5K | 10.95% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036 | FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | $225 | $3K | 10.86% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | $1K | $148 | $1K | 11.40% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS, LLC | PO BOX 100260 PASADENA, CA 91189 | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | — | $30 | $30 | 0.25% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10036 | FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $892 | $61 | $953 | 10.69% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER SUITE 40 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 | TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $1K | — | $1K | 18.67% |
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 | 1,061 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 4 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 1,065 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 902 | $536K |
| Vision | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 902 | $536K |
| Life insurance(3 contracts, 2 carriers) | FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,061 | $89K |
| Short-term disability | FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 75 | $45K |
| Long-term disability | FIRST RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,065 | $231K |
| Other(4 contracts, 3 carriers) | CONTINENTAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,061 | $832K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 1,065 | — |
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."
Total premium grew more than 20% over prior year. Renewal pain — prime candidate for re-shopping the carriers.
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.