| Broker | Address | Carrier | Commissions | Fees | Total comp | % of premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: THE HAYS GROUP INC. | 80 SOUTH 8TH STREET SUITE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $429K | $0 | $429K | 8.69% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: THE HAYS BENEFIT GROUP LLC | 80 SOUTH 8TH STREET SUITE 700 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | BCBSMN, INC. D.B.A. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA | $221K | $0 | $221K | 5.08% |
| HAYS COMPANIES, INC.3 Filed as: JAMES C. HAYS | STE 700 80 S. 8TH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402 | UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | $2K | $0 | $2K | 8.61% |
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 | 8,426 | Currently employed and enrolled or eligible. |
| Total participants (= "Plan participants" tile) | 8,426 | Active + retired/separated + beneficiaries. No dependents. |
| Coverage | Top carrier | Persons covered EOY | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (medical) | HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION | 158 | $890K |
| Dental | HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION | 158 | $890K |
| Vision(2 contracts, 2 carriers) | HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION | 5,952 | $1.7M |
| Life insurance | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 8,426 | $4.9M |
| Short-term disability | UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | 200 | $24K |
| Long-term disability | RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 8,426 | $4.9M |
| Stop-loss / reinsurancereinsurance | BCBSMN, INC. D.B.A. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA | 6,886 | $4.3M |
| Persons covered (= "Persons covered" tile) | Max across the rows above | 8,426 | — |
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.