| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY3 | 1100 SUPERIOR AVE, SUITE 1500 CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | $28K | $5K | $33K | 15.42% |
| CENTRO BENEFITS RESEARCH LLC3 | 325 N KIRKWOOD RD SUITE 300 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | $11K | $0 | $11K | 4.99% |
| Provider | Services | Address | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY INSURANCE CO. DBA ANTHEM EIN 31-1440175 NONE | Non-monetary compensation; Other commissions; Float revenue; Insurance agents and brokers; Claims processing; Insurance brokerage commissions and fees; Other services; Contract Administrator; Recordkeeping and information management (computing, tabulating, data processing, etc.) Service code 12 | — | $382K |
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY NONE | Non-monetary compensation; Insurance brokerage commissions and fees; Other commissions; Insurance agents and brokers Service code 22 | 1360 E 9TH STREET SUITE 600 CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | $0 |
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 | 189 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 189 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 178 | $216K |
| Vision | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 178 | $216K |
| Life insurance | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 178 | $216K |
| Short-term disability | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 178 | $216K |
| Long-term disability | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 178 | $216K |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance | COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, DBA ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD | 242 | $455K |
| Other | SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | 178 | $216K |
| 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.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.