| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT G. RELPH AGENCY, INC.3 Filed as: ROBERT G RELPH AGENCY, INC | 800 PARKER HILL DRIVE SUITE 100 ROCHESTER, NY 14625 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $3K | $2K | $5K | 8.75% |
| ALLIANCE ADVISORY GRP INC3 Filed as: ALLIANCE ADVISORY GROUP, INC | 600 DELAWARE AVENUE BUFFALO, NY 14202 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $48 | — | $48 | 0.08% |
| ROBERT G. RELPH AGENCY, INC.3 Filed as: ROBERT G RELPH AGENCY, INC | 800 PARKER HILL DRIVE SUITE 100 ROCHESTER, NY 14625 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $3K | $951 | $4K | 13.52% |
| Provider | Services | Address | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERITAIN HEALTH EIN 16-1264154 THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR | Claims processing; Contract Administrator; Recordkeeping and information management (computing, tabulating, data processing, etc.) Service code 12 | — | $105K |
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 | 283 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 283 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 93 | $62K |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 283 | $28K |
| Other | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 283 | $28K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 283 | — |
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.