| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY3 Filed as: JAMES B. OSWALD COMPANY | OSWALD CENTER, 1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO | $43K | $18K | $61K | 4.62% |
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY3 Filed as: JAMES B. OSWALD COMPANY | 1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE, SUITE 1500 CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $21K | $10K | $31K | 13.54% |
| CENTRO BENEFITS RESEARCH LLC3 Filed as: CENTRO BENEFITS RESEARCH, LLC | 325 NORTH KIRKWOOD ROAD, SUITE 300 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $11K | $0 | $11K | 5.00% |
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 | 208 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 0 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 3 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 211 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO | 144 | $1.3M |
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 291 | $228K |
| Vision | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 291 | $228K |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 291 | $228K |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 291 | $228K |
| Prescription drug | MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO | 144 | $1.3M |
| Other(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 310 | $236K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 310 | — |
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.