| 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 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | $101K | — | $101K | 4.32% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | ONE INVESTORS WAY NORWOOD, MA 02062 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $27K | $17K | $44K | 7.17% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | ONE INVESTORS WAY NORWOOD, MA 02062 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $5K | $2K | $7K | 11.00% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY | $6K | — | $6K | 11.02% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN | 12421 MEREDITH DRIVE URBANDALE, IA 50398 | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | $6K | — | $6K | 19.34% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | — | $112 | $112 | 0.35% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN LLC | 12421 MEREDITH DRIVE URBANDALE, IA 50398 | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | $6K | — | $6K | 19.41% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | — | $83 | $83 | 0.27% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS ADMIN LLC | PO BOX 850502 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55485 | LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA | $19K | — | $19K | 65.00% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS LLC | ONE INVESTORS WAY NORWOOD, MA 02062 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $33 | — | $33 | 4.52% |
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 | 571 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 3 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 574 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | 335 | $2.3M |
| Vision | UNITEDHEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANY | 1,112 | $59K |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 605 | $615K |
| Short-term disability(3 contracts) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 605 | $676K |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 605 | $615K |
| Other(4 contracts, 2 carriers) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 605 | $707K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 1,112 | — |
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.