| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH & BENEFITS, LLC | 3031 N ROCKY POINT DRIVE WEST SUITE 700 TAMPA, FL 336075879 | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA | $154K | — | $154K | 4.00% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $15K | $2K | $17K | 11.58% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $11K | $1K | $12K | 16.62% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $8K | $891 | $9K | 16.59% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $7K | $788 | $8K | 16.61% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $2K | $245 | $3K | 8.79% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS LLC | 4565 PAYSPHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO, IL 60674 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $3K | $228 | $4K | 17.90% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 Filed as: MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS ADMIN | 12421 MEREDITH DRIVE URBANDALE, IA 50398 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $645 | — | $645 | 3.24% |
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 | 429 | 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) | 431 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA | 359 | $3.8M |
| Dental | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 323 | $151K |
| Vision | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 295 | $31K |
| Life insurance | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 249 | $49K |
| Short-term disability | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 82 | $56K |
| Long-term disability | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 85 | $71K |
| Prescription drug | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA | 359 | $3.8M |
| Other(2 contracts) | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 249 | $69K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 359 | — |
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."
Total premium grew more than 20% over prior year. Renewal pain — prime candidate for re-shopping the carriers.
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.
Top carrier holds >85% of premium. If that carrier hits a rate increase, the entire plan moves.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.