| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN BENEFITS & COMP SYSTEMS3 Filed as: AMERICAN BENEFITS AND COMP SYST INC | 101 PARK AVENUE, FLOOR 14 NEW YORK, NY 10178 | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $0 | $6K | $6K | 1.98% |
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 | 0 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 6,759 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 6,759 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE NORTHWEST | 47 | $475K |
| Life insurance | METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 291 | $278K |
| Prescription drug | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF THE NORTHWEST | 47 | $305K |
| Other(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | HUMANA INSURANCE COMPANY | 6,096 | $17.9M |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 6,096 | — |
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 comp is under 1% of premium on a >$1M plan. Plan may be flying solo or paying a flat fee — consultant sales target.
Premium per covered life exceeds 2× the peer median for this NAICS + size cohort. Either richly-funded plan or struggling with a bad rate.