| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC3 Filed as: LOCKTON COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 123042 DALLAS, TX 753123042 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $162K | $30K | $192K | 8.30% |
| LOCKTON COMPANIES, LLC3 Filed as: LOCKTON COMPANIES LLC | PO BOX 123042 DALLAS, TX 753123042 | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $56K | $15K | $71K | 4.44% |
| M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC3 Filed as: M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, INC. | PO BOX 8950 MADISON, WI 537088950 | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $359K | — | $359K | 27.95% |
| M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS INC3 Filed as: M3 INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 3113 WEST BELTLINE WAY MADISON, WI 53713 | NGL | $50K | — | $50K | 6.00% |
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 | 8,659 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Retired/separated still receiving benefits | 67 | Continuation coverage (COBRA, retiree health). |
| Retired/separated still eligible | 0 | Vested but not currently using benefits. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 8,726 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision | NGL | 11,952 | $832K |
| Life insurance | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 8,659 | $2.3M |
| Long-term disability | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 7,178 | $1.6M |
| Other(4 contracts, 3 carriers) | THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 8,659 | $5.2M |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 11,952 | — |
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.