| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $7K | $7K | 0.49% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $5K | $809 | $6K | 12.08% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $76 | $76 | 0.15% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $2 | $2 | 0.00% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | PO BOX 13793 NEWARK, NJ 07188 | UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY | $1K | — | $1K | 10.88% |
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 | 130 | 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) | 131 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 230 | $1.4M |
| Vision | UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY | 56 | $11K |
| Life insurance | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 123 | $50K |
| Long-term disability | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 123 | $50K |
| Other | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 123 | $50K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 230 | — |
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 comp is under 1% of premium on a >$1M plan. Plan may be flying solo or paying a flat fee — consultant sales target.
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.