| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DR, STE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | $78K | $8K | $86K | 5.30% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS, LLC | 1850 GATEWAY DR, STE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC | $12K | $116 | $12K | 4.01% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS LLC | 1850 GATEWAY DR, STE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | UNITED CONCORDIA INSURANCE COMPANY | $17K | $1K | $19K | 10.75% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS | 1850 GATEWAY DR, STE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | $1K | — | $1K | 4.88% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | CLAREMONT EAP | $296 | — | $296 | 4.99% |
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 | 132 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 0 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 132 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 175 | $1.9M |
| Dental | UNITED CONCORDIA INSURANCE COMPANY | 120 | $175K |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 119 | $27K |
| Life insurance | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 175 | $1.6M |
| Long-term disability | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 175 | $1.6M |
| Prescription drug(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 175 | $1.9M |
| Other(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO. | 175 | $1.6M |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 175 | — |
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."
The primary carrier changed from prior filing. The plan is already willing to move; opportunity to re-pitch on the next cycle.
Primary broker changed. Recently changed advisors; vulnerable to a second-look pitch or hostile takeover.
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.