| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY3 Filed as: THE JAMES B. OSWALD CO. | 1100 SUPERIOR AVE. EAST, STE. 1500 CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $13K | $436 | $13K | 20.68% |
| CENTRO BENEFITS RESEARCH LLC3 | 325 N KIRKWOOD RD, STE. 300 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $3K | $3K | 5.00% |
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY3 Filed as: THE JAMES B. OSWALD CO. | 1100 SUPERIOR AVE. EAST, STE. 1500 CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $8K | $250 | $8K | 20.66% |
| CENTRO BENEFITS RESEARCH LLC3 | 325 N KIRKWOOD RD, STE. 300 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $2K | $2K | 5.00% |
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY3 Filed as: THE JAMES B. OSWALD CO. | 1100 SUPERIOR AVE. EAST, STE. 1500 CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $5K | $189 | $6K | 20.70% |
| CENTRO BENEFITS RESEARCH LLC3 | 325 N KIRKWOOD RD, STE. 300 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $1K | $1K | 5.00% |
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY3 Filed as: THE JAMES B. OSWALD CO. | 1100 SUPERIOR AVE. EAST, STE. 1500 CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $4K | $148 | $4K | 20.69% |
| CENTRO BENEFITS RESEARCH LLC3 | 325 N KIRKWOOD RD, STE. 300 KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $1K | $1K | 5.00% |
| THE JAMES B OSWALD COMPANY3 Filed as: THE JAMES B. OSWALD CO. | 1100 SUPERIOR AVE. EAST, STE. 1500 CLEVELAND, OH 44114 | VISION SERVICE PLAN | $790 | — | $790 | 7.09% |
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 | 147 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 147 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts) | HCC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 146 | $524K |
| Vision | VISION SERVICE PLAN | 137 | $11K |
| Life insurance(2 contracts) | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 184 | $59K |
| Short-term disability(3 contracts) | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 184 | $123K |
| Long-term disability(2 contracts) | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 92 | $65K |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance(2 contracts) | HCC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 146 | $524K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 184 | — |
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.