| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE SYNERGIES GROUP LLC3 Filed as: CORPORATE ONE BENEFITS AGCY INC | PO BOX 906 FOSTORIA, OH 44830 | COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $15K | $15K | 2.80% |
| INSGROUP INC3 Filed as: FIRST INSURANCE GROUP OF THE MIDWES | 415 FIFTH STREET 1200 DEFIANCE, OH 43512 | COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | — | $393 | $393 | 0.07% |
| FIRST INSURANCE GROUP LLC3 Filed as: FIRST INSURANCE GROUP | 220 PERRY STREET STE 200 FOSTORIA, OH 44830 | GUARDIAN | $30K | $13K | $43K | 9.64% |
| INSGROUP INC3 Filed as: FIRST INSURANCE GROUP OF MIDWEST | 220 PERRY STREET STE 200 FOSTORIA, OH 44830 | COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | $9K | — | $9K | 5.00% |
| Provider | Services | Address | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY EIN 31-1440175 BROKER | Contract Administrator; Claims processing; Other services; Recordkeeping and information management (computing, tabulating, data processing, etc.); Other fees; Float revenue Service code 12 | 3075 VANDERCAR WAY CINCINNATI, OH 45209 | $216K |
| COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY 31-1440 | Claims processing; Contract Administrator; Float revenue; Recordkeeping and information management (computing, tabulating, data processing, etc.) Service code 12 | — | $92K |
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 | 551 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 551 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | GUARDIAN | 551 | $627K |
| Vision(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | GUARDIAN | 551 | $458K |
| Life insurance | GUARDIAN | 551 | $449K |
| Short-term disability | GUARDIAN | 551 | $449K |
| Long-term disability | GUARDIAN | 551 | $449K |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance | COMMUNITY INSURANCE COMPANY | 548 | $535K |
| Other | GUARDIAN | 551 | $449K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 551 | — |
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."
The primary carrier changed from prior filing. The plan is already willing to move; opportunity to re-pitch on the next cycle.
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.
Multiple-employer welfare arrangement. Specific regulatory and compliance context; specific consultant niche.