| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE SUITE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $25K | $8K | $33K | 13.14% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 Filed as: SEQUOIA BENEFITS, LLC | 1850 GATEWAY DR STE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC | $5K | $1K | $6K | 5.88% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE SUITE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | FOUR EVER LIFE INS. CO | $218 | — | $218 | 15.03% |
| ANTHEM INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC.3 | 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204 | FOUR EVER LIFE INS. CO | — | $58 | $58 | 4.00% |
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 | 242 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 5 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 247 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC | 242 | $112K |
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 163 | $252K |
| Vision | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 163 | $252K |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 163 | $252K |
| Short-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 163 | $252K |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 163 | $252K |
| Prescription drug | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC | 22 | $110K |
| Other(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 242 | $253K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 242 | — |
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.
Schedule A presence shifted between filings (insured ↔ self-funded, or new contracts added/removed). Capture the transition window.