| 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 | $9K | $33K | 13.41% |
| NATIONAL BENEFIT CENTER3 Filed as: NATIONAL BENEFIT CENTER LLC | 1105 NORTH MARKET STREET SUITE 1300 WILMINGTON, DE 19801 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $268 | — | $268 | 0.11% |
| PACIFIC ADVISORS LLC3 Filed as: PACIFIC ADVISORS INC | 1150 W CIKIRADI BLVD PASADENA, CA 91105 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $25 | — | $25 | 0.01% |
| PACIFIC ADVISORS LLC3 Filed as: PACIFIC ADVISORS | 333 INDIAN HILL BLVD CLAREMONT, CA 91711 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $3 | — | $3 | 0.00% |
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 | 136 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 1 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 137 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 148 | $249K |
| Vision | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 148 | $249K |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 148 | $249K |
| Short-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 148 | $249K |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 148 | $249K |
| Other | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 148 | $249K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 148 | — |
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.
Schedule A presence shifted between filings (insured ↔ self-funded, or new contracts added/removed). Capture the transition window.