| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | CIGNA | $98K | $329 | $99K | 11.56% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC5 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 445 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 210 MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960 | DELTA DENTAL OF NJ, INC. | $9K | $27K | $36K | 17.03% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | GUARDIAN | $8K | $4K | $12K | 9.97% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | HM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $224 | — | $224 | 7.00% |
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 | 208 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 208 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | CIGNA | 156 | $855K |
| Dental | DELTA DENTAL OF NJ, INC. | 180 | $209K |
| Vision | HM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 168 | $3K |
| Life insurance | GUARDIAN | 208 | $119K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 208 | — |
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.