| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASR HEALTH BENEFITS3 | 618 KENMOOR AVE SE SUITE 200 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546 | COMPANION LIFE | $60K | — | $60K | 18.00% |
| AEA GROUP BENEFITS, INC.3 Filed as: AEA GROUP BENEFITS INC | 3625 WALKER AVE NW GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49544 | NIPPON LIFE BENEFITS | $9K | — | $9K | 13.17% |
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 | 118 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 0 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 118 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental | NIPPON LIFE BENEFITS | 118 | $65K |
| Vision | NIPPON LIFE BENEFITS | 118 | $65K |
| Life insurance | NIPPON LIFE BENEFITS | 118 | $65K |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance | COMPANION LIFE | 96 | $336K |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 118 | — |
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.