| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | $146K | $34K | $180K | 12.32% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE SUITE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | $1K | $20 | $1K | 8.73% |
| SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INS SVCS LLC3 | 1850 GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 600 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | FOUR EVER LIFE INS. CO | $1K | — | $1K | 15.00% |
| GREGORY S GOLUB3 | 1850 GATEWAY DR STE 700 SAN MATEO, CA 94404 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF COLORADO | $342 | — | $342 | 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 | 680 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 17 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 697 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical)(3 contracts, 3 carriers) | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | 680 | $28K |
| Dental | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 675 | $1.5M |
| Vision | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 675 | $1.5M |
| Life insurance | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 675 | $1.5M |
| Short-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 675 | $1.5M |
| Long-term disability | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 675 | $1.5M |
| Other(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | 680 | $1.5M |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 680 | — |
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."
Total premium grew more than 20% over prior year. Renewal pain — prime candidate for re-shopping the carriers.
Broker compensation exceeds 5% of premium. Either a small-plan minimum-fee dynamic or an inefficient broker structure ripe for a counter-bid.
Top carrier holds >85% of premium. If that carrier hits a rate increase, the entire plan moves.