| 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 | PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | — | $157K | $157K | 6.99% |
| MERCER HEALTH AND BENEFITS, LLC3 | PO BOX 310502 DES MOINES, IA 50331 | ARAG INSURANCE COMPANY | $13K | — | $13K | 10.00% |
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 | 3,455 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 31 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 3,486 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION | 10 | $61K |
| Dental | HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION | 10 | $61K |
| Vision | HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION | 10 | $61K |
| Life insurance | PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 3,243 | $2.2M |
| Short-term disability | PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 3,243 | $2.2M |
| Long-term disability | PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 3,243 | $2.2M |
| Other(4 contracts, 4 carriers) | PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 3,455 | $2.4M |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 3,455 | — |
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.
Top carrier holds >85% of premium. If that carrier hits a rate increase, the entire plan moves.