| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $8K | $14K | $22K | 5.02% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | DELTA DENTAL OF NEW JERSEY, INC. | $6K | $0 | $6K | 3.15% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $7K | $2K | $9K | 15.19% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | $1K | $0 | $1K | 4.80% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | $777 | $4K | 18.43% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS ADMIN | PO BOX 850502 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55485 | CONTINENTAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | $0 | $3K | 19.42% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS ADMIN | PO BOX 850502 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55485 | ARAG INSURANCE COMPANY | $934 | $0 | $934 | 10.00% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $899 | $248 | $1K | 15.32% |
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 | 477 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 2 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 479 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | DELTA DENTAL OF NEW JERSEY, INC. | 525 | $200K |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 298 | $29K |
| Life insurance | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 465 | $56K |
| Short-term disability | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 547 | $436K |
| Long-term disability | RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 61 | $23K |
| Other(3 contracts, 3 carriers) | CONTINENTAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | 465 | $35K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 547 | — |
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.